Sainz Expecting More 'Ding-Dongs' With Leclerc In Future As He Outlines 'Biggest Mistake'

"With Charles, it's obviously not the first ding dong, and it will not be the last. We always have one or two ding dongs a year because it's completely normal, it's completely natural when you have two drivers that are sharing the same piece of asphalt for 24 races."

"We’re starting always P1 and P2, P2 and P1, P4 and P5, P5 and P6. There's starts, there's strategy, there's overtaking."

"And with two competitive guys like him and me that, luckily for the team, are sharing the same piece of asphalt at every race, there's always going to be little ding-dongs."

"These little ding-dongs are always going to be there. You obviously want to keep them to the minimum. And the important thing is that after four years with Charles, the relationship has always been good."

"We've always solved these little ding dongs by ourselves, without the help of the team principals, always discussing them among each other."

"Sometimes, I would like to keep it out of the media because it doesn't help any of us. This is probably the biggest mistake, but apart from that, we're doing the best we can."