Carlos Sainz says the F1 stewards were too easy on George Russell after their clash at the start of the USGP 🤔 Full story ⬇️
Russell nudged polesitter Sainz into a spin, sending him to the back of the field. Thedriver pitted at the end of the lap and had to retire due to the damage caused in the clash.
Sainz believes Russell should have been given a bigger penalty, although he appreciated the fact that the“Of course, it always honours the guy who does that straight away after the race,” said Sainz when asked by Autosport about Russell’s quick apology. Asked if he could have done anything to avoid the contact, Sainz said: “I don't think I could have done something very different. I was in the middle of a battle with Max [Verstappen], Max went long and obviously had to brake a lot at the exit of the corner.
“It's the kind of incident that you expect to see more in the midfield, when there's so many cars around you. But in the top four, I've never seen that incident happen that often.