Carlos Sainz finds new ally with Liam Lawson blamed for Dutch GP clash

Alex Albon said he had the best view in the house for an incident between Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson. It was a coming together which triggered a penalty for Sainz, Albon’s Williams team-mate.

Sainz cut an extremely disgruntled figure having been the driver punished at the Dutch Grand Prix, and Albon believes the Spaniard has every right to be. In Albon’s opinion, Lawson was the driver clearly at fault.

Alex Albon backs furious Carlos Sainz over Dutch GP penalty

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Lawson took the inside line into Turn 1, as Sainz looked to persist around the outside. That would have become the inside line into Turn 2.

However, the door closed for Sainz through the T1 exit. The front-right of his Williams made contact with the rear left of Lawson’s Racing Bulls mach