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Carlos Sainz Hit with Rare One-Lap Penalty
FIA stewards said Williams made two errors and that the penalty lap was the most appropriate punishment under the sporting code.
- Williams driver Carlos Sainz received an unprecedented penalty lap after incorrectly unlapping himself under Safety Car conditions during Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
- Silverstone's unique pit lane layout caused confusion, leading Williams to believe Sainz could unlap himself despite not being included in the 'LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE' message.
- The Stewards invoked Article 12.4.1.i of the FIA International Sporting Code, demoting Sainz from P12 to P17 in the final classification after he inadvertently gained a lap without permission.
- This ruling marks the first time a driver has received a penalty lap since Ricardo Zunino was penalized for corner cutting at the 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, establishing historic precedent.
- Although The FIA later described a 'Safety Car In This Lap' message as a software error, The Stewards maintained the penalty, noting the team failed to recognize Sainz was not a lapped car.
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At the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Williams' Spanish driver Carlos Sainz received an unusual penalty, and outrage erupted over the sanction given to Kimi Antonelli.
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After the British Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz received a penalty that we had never seen before in Formula 1 in modern history.
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