Racing Bulls Formula One team principal Alan Permane has opened up about the penalty that was levied on Carlos Sainz at the Dutch Grand Prix after a contact with Liam Lawson.

The two drivers clashed on Lap 27 when Sainz tried to pass Lawson, damaging both cars. The Kiwi driver finished the race in P14, while Sainz finished in P10 after incurring a 10-second penalty for the incident. Two points were also added to the Spaniard's superlicense.

Williams filed a right of review request with the stewards before the subsequent Italian Grand Prix. To prove Sainz was not at fault, the team handed the FIA stewards fresh evidence that had not been shared earlier.

The stewards scanned the evidence from a 360-degree camera on the Williams FW47 F1 car, rear-facing footage from Lawson's VCARB 02,

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