Carlos Sainz stated it was “unattainable to keep away from” a collision with Oscar Piastri throughout the Hungarian Grand Prix, including: “I did not anticipate to be lapped.”
After making a pit cease from the entrance throughout Sunday’s race on the Hungaroring, Oscar Piastri discovered himself caught in visitors.
On lap 39 of 70, exiting Flip 2, Piastri collided with Carlos Sainz’s Williams, inflicting the latter to run huge whereas battling Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
After the race, it was revealed that there was an issue with the FIA’s blue flag system, and Sainz stated he didn’t understand he can be lapped.
“At this stage I did not anticipate to be lapped,” he advised the media after ending 18th, two laps down.
“Apart from that, I had a giant combat with Fernando and was about to undercut into the nook, so I anticipated Oscar to be there.
“And even when he was there, or the place I anticipated him to be, he was in my (blind spot) of the angle.
“So it was unattainable for me to keep away from him.
“Perhaps somewhat bit extra communication would have helped, however on the similar time it was a racing factor.”
Sainz has a ‘fairly good excuse’ that he should not have been penalized
Sainz believes the stewards ought to have declared the collision between him and Piastri a racing accident, given the inexperienced flag difficulty.
He additionally instructed that Piastri, who later withdrew with an unrelated gearbox failure, may have acted extra cautiously on the time given the inexperienced flag difficulty.
Piastri and Sainz seconds earlier than contact at Hungarian Grand Prix
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“Actually, I am actually sorry to Oscar, however I believe he has a reasonably good excuse for what occurred this time,” he added.
“I do not know if he may have been somewhat extra cautious too, contemplating he is a participant who’s combating for the rostrum. I’m wondering if he may have positioned himself somewhat extra rigorously due to the problems all of us had with the blue flag.
“However yeah, I received 5 seconds, however once you’re combating for 18th place, you do not care. It’s what it’s.”
Sainz stated: “This can be a racing incident. He in all probability understands as a result of he is aware of what occurred.”
“He did not retire due to me or my fault. It was only a contact. I am glad it did not intrude together with his race an excessive amount of. It is robust once we all have points like this.”
