In a recent appearance, Carlos Sainz acknowledged that his penalty for an incident with his Williams teammate, Alex Albon, was justified. This incident occurred during the closing stages of the Dutch Grand Prix, where Sainz received a 10-second penalty.
The incident took place four laps from the end, when Sainz was defending his position while Albon attempted an outside overtake at the first corner. The Spanish driver lost control of the brakes and ended up lightly colliding with Albon, causing damage to the Briton’s vehicle and forcing him to make a pit stop.
Sainz explained that his lack of experience with heavily worn tires contributed to the mistake: ‘After defending myself, I made an unexpected error. I had very worn tires and when I applied the brakes I locked up, causing the collision. It was the worst possible situation because we weren’t fighting for anything significant in that race.’
Albon, who ultimately finished in the last positions, also expressed his disappointment at what he felt was a missed opportunity for Williams to score points. His frustration focused on the decision to pit too early, which caused them to lose positions to other drivers like Fernando Alonso, who managed to finish ninth thanks to a unique pit strategy.
Despite the mutual blame over the situation, Albon pointed out that the incident cannot be compared to other more notable collisions within the competition, emphasizing that the challenge was simply a mistake on Sainz’s part, which had consequences for both drivers.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
