Ferrari also fail in the pit lane: Sainz gets five-second time penalty

It looks like the French Grand Prix will end in tears for Ferrari once again. Charles Leclerc crashed into the wall after 18 laps, ending his own race. Carlos Sainz, meanwhile, received a five-second time penalty.

Ferrari seemed to be on the right track. Leclerc managed to hold off Max Verstappen in the opening laps of the race, after which the Dutchman made an early pit stop. However, the Monegasque takes home zero points for his crash and Verstappen now lies in the lead.

Sainz receives penalty from stewards

Sainz is looking fast at Paul Ricard. The Spaniard had to start from P19 after his grid penalties and already managed to make a lot of overtakes. He is now on P5 behind George Russell, but Sainz has received a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release in the pit lane.