The young Monegasque driver ran as high as third at one point in the race before getting overtaken by the quicker McLaren and Red Bull of Lando Norris and Sergio Perez respectively later in the race. However, there are quite a few Formula 1 pundits who feel Carlos Sainz will fare very well against Leclerc.
One of the biggest advocates of that is former world champion Jenson Button. Button feels that Carlos Sainz has the right ingredients to succeed at Ferrari and even get the better of Leclerc.
How does Carlos Sainz stack against Charles Leclerc?
It’s hard not to look at the team rivalry at Ferrari and favor Charles Leclerc to get the better of Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard has had a solid career so far and it seems he took a step forward during his time with McLaren.
But when you compare that to Leclerc, who is a once-in-a-generation talent alongside Max Verstappen, it’s hard to pick against the Monegasque driver.
Carlos Sainz could challenge him on occasions, but during the span of a season, Leclerc is going to keep the edge. Even at Bahrain, Carlos Sainz was the lead Ferrari driver in multiple practice sessions, but when push came to shove, Leclerc pulled off the lap to qualify fourth on the grid while Carlos Sainz languished in eighth.
Ferrari do have a solid lineup in Sainz and Leclerc, but the latter will likely pull out a decent margin in front of Sainz during their time together.
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