Carlos Sainz was not happy with Lance Stroll in FP3, but his calls for a penalty went unheeded in Mexico City.
Carlos Sainz fumed at Lance Stroll during FP3 in Mexico City, blaming the Aston Martin driver for sending him into a spin while on a hot lap.
Sainz quickly closed up to the back of Stroll heading into the fast right-left flick of Turns 10 and 11 late on in FP3, with the Ferrari driver having a full 360° spin as he took avoiding action. The FIA confirmed they noted the incident for impeding, which took place just moments after Sainz’s Ferrari team-mate, Charles Leclerc, took umbrage at Kevin Magnussen being in his way at exactly the same section of the circuit.
“This guy, honestly, this guy. If that’s not a penalty? He cannot do that in practice,” Sainz said over team radio, after driving alongside Stroll down towards Turn 12 and raising his hands out of his car in frustration – but the FIA soon confirmed that no investigation would take place for that moment.