{"id":829315,"date":"2026-07-28T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829315\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:29:09","slug":"carlos-sainz-should-be-punished-for-next-race-for-oscar-piastri-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829315\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Sainz ‘should be punished for next race’ for Oscar Piastri clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ralf Schumacher has called for an additional grid penalty for Carlos Sainz<\/a> after the Williams<\/a> driver passed seven blue-flag warnings, and then \u201cdrove into\u201d Oscar Piastri\u2019s car.<\/p>\n

Sainz was handed a five-second penalty for the incident that Piastri says cost him the lead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Ralf Schumacher says Carlos Sainz deserves extra punishment<\/p>\n

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Piastri led the opening stint of the Hungarian Grand Prix having taken the lead off his teammate Lando Norris at Turn 3 on the opening lap.<\/p>\n

Neck-and-neck for the lead when Piastri made his second stop seven laps ahead of Norris, the Australian came up behind Sainz<\/a> and Fernando Alonso to lap the squabbling backmarkers.<\/p>\n

As he approached Turn 1, Sainz was told by the Williams pit wall: \u201cBlue flag of Piastri.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sainz then passed two further blue panels, positioned on the exit of Turn 1 and the entry of Turn 2, bringing the total that he had passed to seven.<\/p>\n

But as Piastri went to lap him, the two made contact.<\/p>\n

Piastri was heard on the radio: \u201cGet out of the **** way, you idiot! Oh my god\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The McLaren driver was fortunate not to spin, but he did lose the lead to Norris before retiring a short time later with a gearbox problem.<\/p>\n

Piastri fumed at Sainz after the race, telling Viaplay: \u201cThat\u2019s got to be one of the dumbest things I\u2019ve ever seen on a race track. I don\u2019t really care what excuse he gave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former F1 driver Schumacher agrees.<\/p>\n

Although Sainz was given a five-second time penalty for the incident, the six-time Grand Prix winner believes he deserves an additional punishment for the next race in Zandvoort. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that makes you furious,\u201d he told Sky Deutschland. <\/p>\n

\u201cNone of them competed for the points. Then the leader of the race comes, and Sainz drove into his car. <\/p>\n

\u201cAn absolute no-go from my point of view. <\/p>\n

\u201cA normal punishment is not enough. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, Carlos Sainz should be punished for the next race. In qualifying at Zandvoort, he has to get one. <\/p>\n

\u201cBecause otherwise this will set a precedent, it must not happen at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oscar Piastri blasts Carlos Sainz after \u2018unacceptable\u2019 Hungarian GP collision<\/a><\/p>\n

Sainz offers \u2018pretty good excuse\u2019 for Oscar Piastri Hungary collision<\/a><\/p>\n

Piastri wasn\u2019t the only driver hampered by backmarkers not adhering to blue flags.<\/p>\n

Oliver Bearman was penalised for ignoring blue flags when Isack Hadjar came up behind him, while Gabriel Bortoleto gave Max Verstappen precious breathing room in the closing laps when he held up Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff blasted \u201cteletubbies engineers that sit on the pit walls of these teams\u201d and didn\u2019t inform their drivers.<\/p>\n

Schumacher went as far as to call it \u201cunsportsmanlike\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery driver knows what it\u2019s all about,\u201d insisted the 51-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have your engineer, you ask questions and also look in the mirror. If he tells me he can\u2019t look in the mirror when he\u2019s driving, then he\u2019s overwhelmed and has to stop. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s really unsportsmanlike!\u201d <\/p>\n

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