Having lost out to both Red Bulls despite a valiant defence, early race leader Sainz Jr found himself engaged in a thrilling duel with Ferrari teammate Leclerc to determine who would take the final spot on the famous Monﷺza podium.&nbs♔p;

The pair almost took each other out on several occasions but Ferrari opted against intervening in ℱtheir fierce battle, with Sainz just able to hold on to third place ahead of Leclerc.

And Sainz’s fat🐬her thought the decision not to use team orders was odd.

“It’s curious,” Sainz Sr told DAZN on Sunday. “Sometimes they decide some 🌺things, sometimes others. 

“It is he who has to as♎k and understand the strategies, why sometimes they can attack each other and other times not.”

“I more or less knew what the movie was going to be like, except maybe the last laps, which I didn’t expect,” h𓄧e continu🐠ed. 

“I knew that the two Red ꧑Bulls were going to arrive very strong, and that Charl♋es was going to be there.

“It’s been a weekend to be very happy. From minute one he has been there and making a podium with Ferrari in Monza is a very good 𒅌result.”

Sainz Sr added: “I a🔴m left with the result and third place. Now that it has happened, I prefer it to be like this, wit💙hout any type of order or anything. Deserved. Congratulations.” 

Sainz and Leclerc agreed that their intense fight was “on the limit”, while Ferra🐻ri boss Fred Vasseur promisཧed a review.

"For sure it's a bit of a strange feeling, but as you know, I'm a big fan of letting ꧙them race,” Vasseur told ꩵSky F1 after the race. 

"It 🦩was a great feeling. I told them no risk. The notion of no risk is always relative, but I really appreciated the last couple of laps and I hope that the fans did.

"As yo❀u can imagine, we'll have the discussion after the race, but perhaps not tonight - tomorrow they are in the factory."