Carlos Sainz Penalized: Three-Place Grid Drop for Blocking Lewis Hamilton at Japanese GP
Source: news.source.channelnewsasia
Carlos Sainz, driving for Williams, received a three-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix for impeding Lewis Hamilton during qualifying. The incident occurred at turn one, causing Hamilton to go off track. Despite Sainz's claim of not being warned by his team, stewards enforced the standard penalty, affecting the starting positions of several other drivers.
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Carlos Sainz was penalized with a three-place grid drop for impeding Lewis Hamilton during the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying.
The incident happened at turn one, forcing Hamilton to go off track.
Sainz claimed he was not warned by his team about Hamilton's approach.
The penalty was applied regardless of whether it was the driver's or team's fault.
The penalty affected the starting grid positions of Fernando Alonso, Liam Lawson, and Yuki Tsunoda.
