FIA confirms double Azerbaijan Grand Prix punishment after investigation
Sainz received a five-place grid penalty and two penalty points, while Lindblad was reprimanded for gaining two positions by leaving the track.
- On Friday, the FIA confirmed a five-place grid penalty for Williams driver Carlos Sainz for Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, dropping him from 9th to 14th on the grid.
- Stewards ruled Sainz failed to reduce speed sufficiently in Marshalling Sectors 4 and 5 after Lando Norris went off track during qualifying, despite receiving radio warnings.
- Sainz argued his actions constituted a 'global lift' covering consecutive yellow sectors, but stewards rejected this after telemetry showed he recorded his fastest sector time during yellow flag conditions.
- The FIA handed Sainz two penalty points, bringing his 12-month total to four, and he received a separate reprimand on Friday for an infringement at the Baku circuit.
- Williams faces a setback as the penalty promotes five drivers—Franco Colapinto, Ollie Bearman, Liam Lawson, Alex Albon, and Esteban Ocon—up the grid for Saturday's 51-lap race.
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