WATCH: “He ran me off,” – Carlos Sainz vents on team radio after making contact with Lewis Hamilton during Spanish GP

Carlos Sainz wanted to emulate Charles Leclerc's home victory at his home race.

WATCH: “He ran me off,” – Carlos Sainz vents on team radio after making contact with Lewis Hamilton during Spanish GP

Lewis Hamilton with Carlos Sainz (Via: Imago, Alexitocrece, screenshot)

The Spanish GP is home to multiple drivers on the grid. Carlos Sainz was predicted to be in the podium positions as he claimed the top spots during free practice. On the contrary, this all came tumbling down in qualifying as the Ferrari driver managed to qualify P6 but emphasized the race strategy. However, he vented on the radio as he was pushed off track by Lewis Hamilton, as the latter was undercut by the 29-year-old earlier.

Carlos Sainz began the Spanish GP with controversy as he was accused of overtaking his teammate off the track. Though this incident was overlooked by the stewards, karma came biting back the Spaniard as on lap 19, the former three-time race winner was overtaken by Lewis Hamilton for net podium positions.

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The 29-year-old deemed that Hamilton illegally made the move on him.

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He[Lewis Hamilton] touched me, ran me off, check the onboard, he needs to let me by.
Carlos Sainz said over the radio

Sainz was seen covering the middle of the track. However, this opened the door for the 39-year-old, who lunged down the inside and ran him off track. This led to an outburst on the radio, and Sainz was convinced that it was an illegal move and that the seven-time world champion should concede him the position.

Carlos Sainz questions FIA’s integrity over Spanish GP incident

Sainz’s comments urged Ferrari to report the incident to the stewards. However, this incident was only noted by the stewards and later deemed the Mercedes driver acquittal. This infuriated the Spanish driver, who claimed that the FIA was not accountable.

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Carlos Sainz (via IMAGO)

The 29-year-old claimed that there was no need for a rulebook if the stewards don’t use one fairly.

I don’t understand why there’s a rule book but we don’t follow it.
Carlos Sainz said over the radio

Sainz was understandably irritated by the steward’s decision. However, other commentators agreed that the move was hard racing and was a racing incident in the grand scheme of things.

Apart from this, as it stands, the Spaniard stands sixth and is seemingly a long way off from a podium on his home soil. Thus, Sainz would require a miracle and a half to get anywhere near the top spots.

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