Overview

• In a Spanish radio interview with El Partidazo de COPE, the Williams driver urged TV coverage to prioritize on-track battles over celebrity cutaways.
• Sainz, who climbed from 18th to 10th in Singapore, said none of his late overtakes aired and Fernando Alonso’s pursuit of Lewis Hamilton was also missed.
• He criticized an overcrowded paddock full of VIP guests, saying drivers resort to bikes or scooters because walking is difficult.
• Fans voiced anger on social media over missed key moments, including whether Hamilton finished ahead of Alonso and under-shown issues such as Charles Leclerc’s braking problems, according to reports.
• F1 controls the centralized world feed seen globally, and no official response from Formula 1 or the broadcast production team was reported in the coverage.