“Wake up guys!” – Carlos Sainz has an outburst on team radio after Ferrari’s botched pitstop call at Las Vegas GP

Ferrari pitstop disaster struck again at Las Vegas as the pitcrew wasn't ready to take in Carlos Sainz, making him have an outburst on radio.

“Wake up guys!” – Carlos Sainz has an outburst on team radio after Ferrari’s botched pitstop call at Las Vegas GP

Carlos Sainz (via IMAGO)

The race in Las Vegas was understood to be Ferrari‘s territory. However, in stark contrast, the Maranello-based team was outdone by Mercedes to bag the pole and lead the Grand Prix. To further make matters worse, their lead driver on track Carlos Sainz was called into the pitlane but was denied entry at the last moment which caused the Spaniard to give a wake-up call to Ferrari.

After qualifying on the front row, Carlos Sainz aimed to take another win under his belt as his tenure with Ferrari is on the verge of ending. Contrary to his expectations, he lost P2 down to the run to turn one but got back past his teammate for the runners-up position and set his sights on charging down George Russell.

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On the other hand, the SF-24 got tangled in tire woes, bringing the Ferrari drivers into the firing range of the other Mercedes driven by Lewis Hamilton. Witnessing this, Sainz urged the team to pit him and get rid of his old set of tires, which the team agreed to.

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However, the Italian giant’s notorious reputation for botching pitstops earned another testament as Sainz had entered the pitlane but was called off by his engineer at the last moments. This subsequently caused the 30-year-old to rejoin the track, despite entering the pitlane earlier, leading him to tell the Ferrari pitcrew to wake up from their slumber.

Carlos Sainz: What happened?
Riccardo Adami: We weren’t ready
Carlos Sainz: Wake up guys, come on.

Carlos Sainz said over the radio

This led Hamilton to complain over the radio for Sainz’s alleged unsafe rejoining of the track. Furthermore, the Spaniard’s actions was also deemed unsafe by experts and commentators which might earn him a penalty that would be added to his race time after the chequered flag if the stewards agree to such statements.

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Ferrari’s woes would in turn help McLaren in the constructors’ championship

While Ferrari was anticipated to bag in a huge haul of points and make a hefty dent into McLaren’s lead in the constructors’ championship, Las Vegas turned out to be not up to the mark for the Maranello-based team. With the team headed for a 3-4 finish instead of the 1-2 that many had predicted, the English team’s lead would remain at a fairly decent amount.

Carlos Sainz's Ferrari vs Lando Norris (Via IMAGO)
Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari and Lando Norris’ McLaren (Via IMAGO)

Subsequently, this could be understood with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown‘s support for Mercedes, despite them being rivals on the track.

Go Lewis [Hamilton], go

Zak Brown said.
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While Russell eventually won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was crowned the 2024 world champion. He finished ahead of his championship rival Lando Norris and bagged his fourth consecutive driver’s title in quite impressive fashion.