Yahoo Sports· 3h ago· 1 min read
Motorsport photo Hungarian GP stewards explained why they were more lenient with Carlos Sainz, issuing only a five-second penalty for his collision with Oscar Piastri.
Piastri, who was leading the Formula 1 race in Budapest during the opening phase, was nearly taken out by Sainz on lap 38 while the Spaniard was being lapped by the McLaren driver. Despite the incident, the Williams man received only a five-second penalty, with the stewards stating there was a mitigating factor.
On top of the problems with the blue flag system, which meant drivers did not receive clear signals during the race, the stewards stated that Piastri "was not visible" to Sainz in the mirrors immediately before the contact, as the Australian attempted to pass the Williams into Turn 3.
Taking that mitigating factor into account, the stewards decided not to impose the standard 10-second penalty for causing a…
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