Liam Lawson and Carlos Sainz have given their opinions on the collision between themselves during the Dutch Grand Prix which ruined their chances of finishing in the points.<\/p>\n
The pair had been circulating in seventh and eighth following a Safety Car period at the end of Lap 26, with Sainz<\/a> getting a run on the Racing Bulls driver ahead into Turn 1 at the Zandvoort Circuit.<\/p>\n The Williams<\/a> man went to the outside line as Lawson<\/a> defended on the inside, with the front-right of Sainz’s car clipping the left-rear of the Racing Bulls<\/a> machine mid-corner.<\/p>\n Both drivers instantly suffered punctures and were forced to crawl back to the pits before finding themselves a lap down after rejoining, eventually finishing outside the points<\/a> in 12th and 13th respectively.<\/p>\n Sainz was deemed at fault for the incident and handed a 10-second penalty but was left frustrated by Lawson’s actions.<\/p>\n “I think I always try and be quite controlled and pick my words on the radio quite well, let’s say level-headed. I try in this high adrenaline, stressful sport,” said Sainz, who has not finished in the points in the last five Grands Prix.<\/p>\n “Today was very difficult because first of all I suffered an incident that cost me another 10 points in the championship when I was executing one of my best weekends of the year. That’s frustration number one.<\/p>\n “Frustration number two is racing a guy that it’s not the first time we see him exposing himself to having an incident with another driver.<\/p>\n “I’ve raced multiple guys around this track in Turn 1 and multiple quality guys that allow for a side-by-side movement like that in a beautiful corner. Today, I chose to have that side-by-side line with someone that prefers not to have it and prefers to risk an incident and risk losing so many points.<\/p>\n “It’s very frustrating, very disappointed but on top of that to get a 10-second penalty is something unacceptable, something I don’t understand.”<\/p>\n