Overview

• Williams confirmed on Thursday it has lodged a right of review, with stewards now to decide if a significant and relevant new element warrants a rehearing.
• Carlos Sainz received a 10‑second time penalty and two licence points for contact with Liam Lawson at Turn 1 in Zandvoort, and his race result will not change because the time penalty was served.
• Stewards based their ruling on driving‑standards guidance that an outside car is only entitled to room if its front axle is ahead at the apex, which they judged Sainz did not achieve.
• Team principal James Vowles argues onboard footage shows Lawson suffered a mid‑corner slide that moved him toward Sainz, an element Williams believes was not fully weighed at the time.
• Lawson and Racing Bulls maintain the decision was correct and criticized Sainz’s reaction, while recent records show most review bids fail and the FIA has not yet set a hearing date.