Carlos Sainz and Marc Marquez
F1 star Carlos Sainz and Marc Marquez of MotoGP fame witnessed their country qualify for the knock-outs despite losing to Japan
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was all decked up in the Spanish National Team jersey as his country geared up for a vital group stage clash last night. MotoGP rider Marc Marquez was there to give company to Sainz as both Spaniards witnessed their team succumb to a 1-2 loss against Japan. However, Spain did qualify for the knockouts on the virtue of a better goal difference over Germany and will face Morocco in the Round of 16.
Sainz took to Twitter to share the picture of him rooting for Spain along with Marquez. In the picture, both can be seen sporting Spain’s national football team’s jersey and Sainz captioned the picture: “World Cup afternoon with @marcmarquez. Let’s go, Spain.” Marquez, who drives for the Repsol Honda team in MotoGP, is one of the brightest talents in motorsport, coming out of Spain besides Carlos Sainz.
Let us take a look at how fans on Twitter reacted to the picture shared by Sainz.
“CAN’T STOP SMILING TO SEEING THIS PICTURE. I CAN DO THAT ALL OF DAY”, wrote an over-whelmed fan.
“this didn’t age very well carlos”, joked a fan, referring to Spain’s loss on the day.
“I love you Carlos but you are going to lose against morocco”, read a tweet.
“My two worlds colliding, I’m gonna cry”, tweeted another fan.
Another fan wrote: “the tears in his eyes oh carlos.”
More Formula One news:
Follow our dedicated Formula One page for instant Formula One news and updates