Carlos Sainz could get pole in Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Photo: RacePictures.

Sainz gushes sweet words following impromptu post-Baku road trip

08:02, 28 Sep

Updated: 09:00, 28 Sep

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byTobia Elia

Carlos Sainz spoke in more detail about his unplanned road trip with Charles Leclerc after the Baku Grand Prix.

"You think about it and you say 'these are the kind of days that you remember.'"

- Carlos Sainz

Speaking at an event for Hackett London, the Spanish driver said: "Bit hectic landing in an airport so late, having to rent a van, having to jump in with all the bags and having to drive back home for a couple of hours.

"But in the end, I was reflecting on it, we were very frustrated because we really wanted to land in Nice and (have a) 20-minute drive, but then you think about it and you say 'these are the kind of days that you remember.'

For Sainz, ending up on an unexpected adventure with his former teammate turned into a memorable experience, especially after he had already claimed his first podium with Williams that very same Sunday.

"If we would have landed in Nice and we would have just taken the normal 20-minute home taxi or whatever, we would never remember that day or that moment. But it's those little adventures that you will remember when you are older."

Carlos Sainz in Baku - Photo: RacePictures

What happened after the Azerbaijan GP?

At the end of the race, Sainz and Leclerc, along with Sainz’s two friends, Joris and Antoine Truchet, were supposed to fly back home to Nice that same evening.

However, severe weather in the French city forced their flight to be diverted to Italy. The two former Ferrari teammates then decided to rent a van “in the middle of Italy” and improvise a roughly two-hour road trip back home through the Italian countryside.

Leclerc later shared a video of the trip on his Instagram Stories, which quickly went viral across social media.

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