Carlos Sainz breaks his silence after hearing Charles Leclerc's furious rampage on team radio during Las Vegas GP

Carlos Sainz has responded to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc's team radio rant at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen clinched his fourth Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship after doing what he needed to do by finishing a place ahead of nearest rival Lando Norris by taking fifth at the chequered flag.

George Russell led home a Mercedes one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Sainz taking the final podium spot ahead of Leclerc.

There are two races remaining the the F1 season with trips to Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Though the Drivers' Championship title is now settled, three teams remain in contention for the Constructors' Championship in the form of McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull.

There was friction in the Ferrari camp during and after the race in Nevada after Sainz put his team-mate Leclerc under pressure following the second round of pit-stops.

Ferrari race engineer Bryan Bozzi told Leclerc that Sainz had been told not to put him under pressure, but the Spaniard went on to claim third place ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen.

It prompted Leclerc to launch into an x-rated rant over team radio to Bozzi after the chequered flag.

He said: "As always. Yeah I did my job. But speaking nice, f**** me all the f***ing time. All the f***ing time. It's not being nice, it's just being respectful, I know I need to shut up but at one point is always the same so, oh my f***ing god."

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Sainz has now broken his silence on the matter and said he will discuss things privately with Leclerc and not with the press.

Speaking after the race, he said: "I agreed not to talk to the media because we always talk here, we always make a mess. I agreed with him not to say anything to the media.

"It's stuff between me and him. I never open the radio, I never talk to the media because I don't like it. It's not a nice thing to do. It's not necessary."

Sainz will be leaving Ferrari at the end of this season after the Scuderia stunned the paddock earlier in 2024 by signing Hamilton to drive for the Italian team for 2025 and beyond alongside Leclerc, with the Spanish driver to partner Alex Albon at Williams from next year.

After the duo have spoken behind closed doors, they will no doubt be focused on reducing Ferrari's 24-point gap to McLaren in the constructors' standings as both teams aim for their first title of any kind since 2008.