Sainz given five-place Azerbaijan GP grid penalty for yellow flag breach
Carlos Sainz has received a five-place grid penalty for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after stewards found he failed to slow for yellow flags in qualifying. The sanction followed an FIA investigation into an incident late in Q3 in Baku.
Carlos Sainz has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Stewards ruled that the Williams driver failed to slow for yellow flags during qualifying.
The incident occurred near the end of Q3 at Turn 3, where a yellow flag was shown after Lando Norris went off into the escape road. Sainz was among the drivers affected by the flag situation.
The penalty was issued after the matter was investigated by the FIA. Multiple reports described it as a yellow flag breach during Azerbaijan GP qualifying.
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