F1 team-mates CRASH into each other in competitive race

Charles Leclerc, Bahrain GP, Ferrari, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 team-mates CRASH into each other in competitive race

Two teammates have collided during a competitive outing.

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Saturday 11 May 2024 23:12

Two F1 teammates clash after coming together during a competitive race.

Teammate rivalries are part and parcel of the sport, and have defined some of F1’s greatest moments.

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In recent years, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton's infamous rivalry saw a clash at the Spanish Grand Prix in 2016.

Undisputedly the greatest rivalry of all time was between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, coming together during the championship decider at Suzuka in 1989.

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were rivals during their time at Mercedes

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost shared one of the greatest team-mate rivalries in F1 history

Could there be a new F1 rivalry brewing?

Ferrari has one of the most equally matched driver pairings in F1 currently with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

Leclerc has been part of the Ferrari family since his junior career, and was promoted to the team after only a year in F1, a rarity for the Scuderia.

Carlos Sainz, on the other hand, has experience across the grid with McLaren, Renault and Toro Rosso, finding himself at Ferrari following Sebastian Vettel’s departure.

Since then Charles Leclerc has been Ferrari’s team leader briefly challenging Max Verstappen for a world title in 2022.

When Ferrari announced Lewis Hamilton would be moving to the team for 2025, they favoured Leclerc as his teammate, leaving Sainz without a seat.

Letting the boys loose with some RC racers.. What could possibly go wrong? 😂 pic.twitter.com/JDB3Z4QdA7
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 9, 2024