F1 fans are spreading rumors that engineer, Xavier Marcos Padros, is getting fired from Ferrari.
F1 fans have been calling for Charles Leclerc’s race engineer Xavier Marcos Padros (Xavi) to be fired from Ferrari after the Monegasque driver was handed a 3-place grid penalty after the qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix.
During all this, Leclerc was told to “push” from safety car one as Lewis Hamilton had pitted, but the message came too late -the Briton had already exited the pits. Over the radio, the Monegasque said: “Xavi [his race engineer], you need to tell me that before!” to which Xavier Marcos Padros replied: “Copy”, and Leclerc retorted: “No, but come on!”
But there were even worse things in store. Hamilton, who had started on the hard tires, shifted to mediums. Sainz, who was just ahead of the seven-time world champion, was on the hards and was a sitting duck. Leclerc caught up to the back of Sainz, who was weaving to try and keep him behind, but soon began losing touch and time. Many wanted team orders to be deployed, but soon, the Monegasque completely lost touch with his teammate. And the fans were left furious.
Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles was not happy during the Safety Car period, as Lewis Hamilton came out marginally in front of him after pitting in the 2023 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
