Carlos Sainz has conceded he is “confused” by and “battles” to comprehend the dynamic cycle with regards to Equation 1 punishments.
Sainz was hit with a five-second assent by the stewards after the Miami Great Prix for contact with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri that broke the Australian’s front-wing, and made him drop out of the focuses subsequent to pitting for fixes.
The punishment dropped Sainz from fourth making a course for fifth spot, advancing Sergio Perez up one spot, yet the Ferrari driver feels that the results of the contact had an excessive load on the punishment he got.
“I lost negligible control of the vehicle while overwhelming Oscar, I tragically harmed his front-wing and clearly he went in reverse 15 positions – and I got a five-second time punishment,” he told media including RacingNews365.
“In that sense, I realize we continue to figure we don’t take a gander at the result [of the contact], yet for this situation, I think obviously we’re actually checking the result out.
“As I would see it, the results are as yet having somewhat of an effect in the punishment that you get which I don’t completely share and I’m still a piece bewildered and battle with it once in a while.”
