Carlos Sainz must have felt incredibly hard done by when he learned that Ferrari were dropping him to sign Lewis Hamilton. Sainz had virtually been a match for Charles Leclerc during their three years as teammates. In 2021, the first season of the partnership, it was actually Sainz who prevailed, scoring 164.5 points to Leclerc’s 159. The Monegasque struck back the following year, out-scoring his partner by 62 points (308 vs 246) and finishing three spots ahead in second. But the margin was extremely thin once again in 2023. Sainz, who claimed the only non-Red Bull Grand Prix victory of the ye…
