Carlos Sainz has acknowledged his fault in the contact with his teammate Alex Albon during the Dutch Grand Prix of Formula 1, which cost him a 10-second penalty.
The incident occurred with four laps to go, while Sainz was defending his position from an overtaking attempt by Albon on the outside at the first corner. The Spanish driver locked up his front wheels, causing his car to go off track, resulting in a minor impact with his teammate.
The collision caused damage to the underside of Albon’s car, forcing him to pit, while Sainz received the aforementioned penalty. In his statements, Sainz stated that “it was a fair penalty” and explained that the tire conditions had complicated his defense.
At the time of the incident, both Williams drivers were in positions 15 and 16, far from scoring points, which led Albon to downplay the episode. “It’s not like a collision between Verstappen and Ricciardo, it’s not that serious,” he commented, although he lamented that it represented a missed opportunity for his team to score points since the last time they did so in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Albon expressed his frustration with the race itself, highlighting that their pit strategy was too early and that they had a good chance to compete for points. In the end, the improvement of other teams, such as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin, which managed to enter the points zone, only added to Williams’ disappointment.
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