FIA provide judgement on Carlos Sainz over “potentially dangerous” incident

Carlos Sa🐬inz accused of creating "potentially dangerous situation"

Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz received𝓡 a formal reprimand from the FIA stewards following the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The Ferrari drive♌r crashed out in Brazil on Lap 39.

🃏He created a “potentially dangerous situation” by trying to drive while the marshals were nearby, recovering his car, the stewards ruled.

The FIA statement confirmed: “The driver crashed on his own. The marshals were quickly on the scene to recover th💫e car.

“The driver removed the steering wheel indicatin🌠g to the marsh𝐆als that he was abandoning the car.

“The team then informed the driver that they tho🐲ught the car was safe to continue. The driver replaced t🧸he steering wheel while the marshals had started to feed the recovery loop through the roll hoop of the car.

“The driver admitted that he was not aware that the marshals had commenced the recovery 🐲procedure.

“The marshals recognizing that the driver was going to attempt to restart aborted the recove𝓡ry attempt just as the driver drove the c🌺ar away.

“The 🥀driver admitted that he did not know that the marshals had started the recovery procedure and accepted that removing the steering wheel was a clear indication of his intention to abandon the 🦂car.

“A potentially dangerous situation𒁃 was created that was avoidable by the driver solely.”

Sainz reacted on social media: “﷽Definitely a Sunday to forget.

“Sorry to the team and for the extra work. I’ve struggled with this car in the wet this year, and today I just didn’t have th❀e right feeling either. We will turn the page and reset everything for Las Vegas.”

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