Overview

• The clash occurred at the safety-car restart on lap 26 as Carlos Sainz attempted an outside move on Liam Lawson into Tarzan.
• Both drivers suffered severe tyre damage, pitted immediately, and fell to the back, with neither finishing in the points.
• Stewards found Sainz wholly or predominantly to blame, ruling Lawson had the right to the corner at the apex.
• The penalty added two licence points to Sainz’s record, taking his total to four.
• Sainz called the ruling “the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in my life,” while a RaceFans poll showed most readers viewed the sanction as far too harsh.