Motor racing-A van and a plan: Sainz and Leclerc become road trip buddies


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - April 6, 2025 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc waves to the crowd during the drivers parade before the race as Williams' Carlos Sainz Jr. looks on REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

(Reuters) -Former Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz rented a van and went on a road trip home to Monaco after their flight from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix landed in Italy due to bad weather.

Leclerc, who finished a disappointing ninth in Sunday's race in Baku while Sainz was third in Williams' first proper Formula One podium since 2017, posted a viral video of the impromptu trip on Instagram.

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