Carlos Sainz

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Carlos Sainz fumes at 'unacceptable, too severe' Fernando Alonso ... (PlanetF1)

Carlos Sainz pleaded with his race engineer to ask the FIA to wait to hear his side of the story on his tangle with Fernando Alonso.

I think it’s too unfair and I don’t feel well to speak.” “Ask them please, please, please, please, please, to wait and discuss with me, clearly the penalty is not deserved, it’s too severe.” While the positions in the field were reset, meaning Alonso would take the rolling restart to cross the line ahead of Sainz in third, the Ferrari driver was hit with a five-second penalty as he crossed the line for causing a collision.

Driver cruelly 'executed on live TV' (NEWS.com.au)

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was a broken man when told on team radio he was about to be screwed over by a ruling that's rocked Formula 1.

Sainz just got a penalty for something that didn't actually impact Alonso's finish because he's still 3rd? How did they think the restart with two laps would go??— Zach Schwartz (@zachzachzach) They did Carlos Sainz so dirty. [April 2, 2023] It ended up a fatal blow to Sainz with the five-second penalty actually turning into a hammer blow because the race ended under a final safety car procession lap from a rolling start. FIA race stewards found Sainz was responsible for contact with Fernando Alonso - which nudged the Aston Martin driver off the track as all hell broke loose before the race was red-flagged for a third time.

Sainz fury at 'unacceptable' Australian GP penalty (GPfans)

Carlos Sainz has vented his fury at an "unacceptable" penalty handed down with only a lap behind the safety car remaining.

Tell them, it's unacceptable. [Ferrari](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-teams/scuderia-ferrari/) received the unfortunate notification of a five-second penalty for its driver. [Fernando Alonso](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-drivers/fernando-alonso/) at the start of an expected three-lap shootout following a red flag interruption.

Furious Carlos Sainz refuses Sky Sports F1 interview after raging at ... (Daily Express)

Ferrari star Carlos Sainz raged at the FIA and refused to speak to reporters after being punished in the final laps of the Australian Grand Prix.

That allowed Yuki Tsunoda and Valtteri Bottas to usurp him in the race order. [Ferrari](/latest/ferrari) driver Carlos Sainz was left seething with the FIA after being handed a penalty that denied him a points finish at the Australian Grand Prix. He then walked out of the media pen.

A look in Sainz's eyes as he is told time penalty (GPblog.com)

Carlos Sainz received a five-second time penalty. After the hectic third start of the Australian GP, things did not stay calm for the Ferrari driver either.

A dramatic weekend for [Ferrari](/en/f1-teams/ferrari); [Charles Leclerc](/en/f1-drivers/charles-leclerc) crashed out on the first lap. In the video, you can see the moment Sainz gets the bad news. [Carlos Sainz](/en/f1-drivers/carlos-sainz) received a five-second time penalty.

Carlos Sainz On Penalty: "Biggest Disgrace I Have Seen in Years in ... (Sports Illustrated)

Spanish racing driver Carlos Sainz expressed his frustration and anger after receiving a five-second penalty that cost him a top-10 finish in the recent ...

Carlos Sainz raging at 'most unfair' penalty and cuts short interview ... (The Independent)

The Ferrari was docked five seconds for a collision with Fernando Alonso as the field finished behind the safety car, with the Spaniard therefore dropping ...

“It’s the most unfair penalty I’ve seen in my life. They need to wait until the race is finished. “Why is this me out of the points.