Fans left bewildered as Carlos Sainz's mother likes tweet criticizing Charles Leclerc

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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session ahead of Sunday's Formula One Italian Grand Prix auto race, at the Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Carlos Sainz finished on the podium in front of Ferrari's beloved Tifosi last weekend. His teammate Charles Leclerc had to settle for a fourth-place finish after an intense battle between the two drivers in the final few laps.

But while a majority of fans have been celebrating the Ferrari finish on the podium in Monza, not all of them feel that Sainz's victory is a good thing. Some are still dissatisfied with the Sainz family's social media behavior.

A controversy was recently sparked by Sainz's mother, Reyes Vázquez de Castro, who liked a tweet critical of Leclerc. The tweet in Spanish stated the following:

"You know what Carlos has that he [Leclerc] will never have? Honor. Congratulations Carlos, today you have shut up a lot of mouths."

This prompted concern among the fans that Sainz's parents seemingly have something against Charles Leclerc. Just after the tweet was re-shared by fans, Charles Leclerc reportedly liked a tweet about "honor."

Formula 1 fans quickly caught on to the apparent tiff between Sainz's family and Leclerc, and some of them had really funny reactions to the ongoing drama.

While Carlos Sainz Jr. might get along with his teammate from Monaco, it appears that his parents are not pleased with the attention Leclerc is receiving at Ferrari.


Carlos Sainz's dad not happy with Ferrari after the Italian Grand Prix

At their home race last weekend, Carlos Sainz performed well enough to achieve a podium result for Ferrari. But his dad, Carlos Sainz Sr., was not happy with Ferrari.

When his son and Charles Leclerc started battling in the final laps of the Italian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Sr. was left perplexed as to why Ferrari didn't follow team orders.

“It’s curious, sometimes they decide some things, sometimes others. It is he who has to ask and understand the strategies, why sometimes they can attack each other and other times not,” Sainz Sr told DAZN on Sunday.

Sainz Sr. added that he was happy his son finished in the top 3 with the team in front of their home crowd, but that he wasn't a big fan of how Ferrari handled the final few laps.

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