Carlos Sainz loses patience with Ferrari at Las Vegas GP: ‘Wake up guys!’
The Ferrari driver, who is leaving at the end of the season, was angry with his team in Vegas
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Your support makes all the difference.Carlos Sainz vented his anger with his Ferrari team after a miscommunication in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Spaniard driver was running towards the front but called for a second pit-stop midway through the 50-lap race.
Sainz was told to pit – and lined up to do so – before Ferrari called off the pit stop late in the day.
Sainz, who is being replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari next year, pitted a lap later.
A bemused Sainz asked “What happened?’ and when told that his mechanics were “not ready”, Sainz replied: “Wake up guys!”
Sainz looked like he crossed the white line on pit entry, too, but was not punished by the race stewards.
Sainz eventually finished third, behind the leading Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
The 30-year-old is moving to Williams F1 team next year.
Max Verstappen, in finishing fifth, claimed the 2024 drivers’ title - his fourth in a row.
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