Overview

• Carlos Sainz was found predominantly at fault for contact with Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Turn 15 in Austin after attempting an inside pass and locking up on lap seven.
• Because Sainz retired and could not serve a time penalty, the stewards converted a 10‑second sanction into a five-place grid drop for the Mexico City Grand Prix.
• Two penalty points were added to Sainz’s superlicence, taking his current 12‑month total to four.
• The verdict cited that Sainz’s front axle was never alongside or ahead of Antonelli’s mirror before the apex, meaning no right to be left space under the guidelines.
• Antonelli said he was taken out after Sainz arrived too fast, while Sainz accepted partial blame and called it a small lock‑up with major consequences.