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Spain’s Carlos Sainz penalized for Spanish Grand Prix
Spaniard Carlos Sainz was handed a grid penalty for a qualifying infringement on Saturday, leaving him in the 20th starting position at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The four-time Formula One Grand Prix winner was involved in the design of the new Madring, which will host the race. The Williams racer was found to have impeded
Williams Spanish found guilty because his team did not warn him of the approach of Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) when he made his fastest lap on Q1
The weekend turns into a nightmare for Carlos Sainz in front of his fans, at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Already eliminated as soon as Q1 after a particularly rough qualifying session, the Spanish driver received a three-seat sanction on the starting grid for obstructing Valteri Bottas in his quick lap. A decision without [...] Article F1: the new starting grid of the Madring after the sentence against Sainz, penalised by 3 places appeared first …
At the 2026 F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Williams' Carlos Sainz Jr. was given a three-place grid penalty. The stewards determined that Sainz Jr. had obstructed Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas during his attack lap in Saturday's qualifying session at Madring. Sainz Jr. qualified 17th and Bottas 20th, with both failing to advance to Q2.
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