Sainz says Piastri 'should have been more cautious' after Hungarian GP collision

The Williams driver turned in on Piastri, costing the Australian vital time in his battle with McLaren teammate Lando Norris. The collision happened after Piastri made his second pit stop, with Norris eventually rejoining ahead of his teammate after he came in not long after.

It emerged after the race that there was an issue with the FIA’s blue flag system, with Sainz noting that he wasn’t aware he was about to be lapped. Sainz therefore told the media including GPblog, that he had a "good excuse" for what happened and if anything, pointed some of the blame to Piastri, who until the second stops had been leading the race.

Sainz said: "To be honest, I'm really sorry for Oscar, but this time I think I have a pretty good excuse to what happened. I don't know if he would also have been a bit more careful given that he's the one fighting for podiums and position himself a bit more cautiously because with all the issues that we were all having with the blue flags. But yeah, it's a shame. I took the five second. I'm okay with it. I don't care when I'm fighting for P18. But yeah, it's what it is."

Asked if he had spoken to Piastri by the time he addressed the media, Sainz would go on to describe the collision as a "racing incident". He said: "No, no, I don't need this. It is a racing incident.

Piastri ultimately failed to finish the race as he retired with a gearbox failure, leaving Norris to take the victory ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli.