Carlos sainz is not my favorite driver. I don’t even like him because I think he’s too whiny. Then again he’s no different from the rest with Lando being the worst offender in my opinion. But Carlos didn’t deserve to end the Azerbaijan GP in that way. Especially after that magnificent move he pulled. His moves left Perez flat footed after Charles defended turn 1 like a champion. Carlos didn’t tip toe, didn’t sneak, but strutted confidently past the Mexican. It felt like Checo was slowing down for double waved yellows. Sainz’s confidence was supreme enough that he almost whizzed past his teammate. He only backed out of the move because he didn’t have the room to pull it off. 

In a dramatic turn of events that left Charles Leclerc doing more pedal dancing than a teenager at a disco, the Monegasque maestro’s hopes for a champagne-soaked podium were scuttled by persistently pesky brakes at the season’s inaugural race.

Leclerc’s partner in prancing horse power, Carlos Sainz Jr., also had a brief flirtation with similar brake blues during his opening act, but it was more of a fleeting glance than the lingering gaze of disaster that befell Leclerc.