“Consider Sacking the Whole F1 Division”: Charles Leclerc & Carlos Sainz Roasted for Finally Celebrating a Ferrari Win – Just Not Theirs

Vidit Dhawan | 10/06/2023
"Consider Sacking the Whole F1 Division": Charles Leclerc & Carlos Sainz Roasted for Finally Celebrating a Ferrari Win - Just Not Theirs

Formula 1 fans have mocked star Ferrari F1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz for recently celebrating a win that was not theirs. The Monegasque and the Spaniard took to social media on June 8 and put up videos to celebrate Ferrari Hypercar’s fantastic 1-2 lockout in the Le Mans event.

Ferrari F1 fans are unhappy as Leclerc and Sainz seem way off the pace to accomplish similar results in their sport. Barring a podium for Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this year, none of the two Ferrari drivers have even finished in the top three in any of the other six races.

In the midst of such disappointment in their F1 success, fans found it strange that Leclerc and Sainz were celebrating their first success this year that was not even theirs. As for Ferrari, they would hope to win their tenth race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend and their first in Hypercar.

F1 fans react as Leclerc and Sainz celebrate Le Mans success

Some F1 fans such as Vish seemed furious after seeing Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz celebrate the Le Mans success. They believe that the Prancing Horse should sack the whole F1 team if the Le Mans team can win the race in their debut year in Hypercar.

Meanwhile, some other fans such as Jarrod joked that Ferrari are perhaps not performing well in F1 as there is a possibility that “they’ve put all the focus into LeMans“.

And then there were some other fans who found it hilarious that Leclerc finally got the opportunity to celebrate success with Ferrari. However, they made it a point to make it clear that the Monegasque was not celebrating his own success.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s disappointing season continues

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have had a disastrous start to the 2023 season as both drivers have struggled to fight for the podium in each of the seven races so far. Both drivers have struggled this season as Ferrari has failed to produce a car that is capable of fighting for wins and podiums.

Since Leclerc and Sainz had a disastrous race in Spain this past weekend with an eleventh and fifth-place finish respectively, both expressed their frustrations after. The Monegasque told Sky Sports F1, “We have to understand and work but it’s been a few races now where we are struggling with the conditions or having a really peaky car and today is no better“.

On similar lines, Sainz said that the Spanish GP exposed Ferrari’s weaknesses. He believes that the car really struggles in the high-speed corners, and was upset to see the pace differential Ferrari had against the likes of Mercedes.

If Ferrari are to produce a comeback, it will take a monumental effort from them as they have been way off the pace. Leclerc and Sainz will now hope that they can produce at least a better performance in next weekend’s race in Montreal.

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Vidit Dhawan

Vidit Dhawan, a Formula 1 Editor at The SportsRush, is intrinsically connected with everything around the sport — from the engine roar, the cacophony on the grandstands to the action. He fell in love with F1 during the inaugural Indian GP in 2011. After more than a decade of deep engagement with the sport, Vidit insists he will remain a lifelong fan of Fernando Alonso, and sees the future of F1 in Charles Leclerc. A sports fanatic from childhood, he discovered his passion for writing while pursuing a bachelor's degree in international and global studies. Vidit has written over 1,700 articles, ranging from news reports to opinions. He thrives covering live action, and loves to dig into the contrasting personalities in the F1 bandwagon and narrate their journey in life as well as the sport. Vidit also follows tennis and football, enjoys playing as well as coaching chess.