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Norris Wins Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren
- The FIA stewards explained their decision to issue Carlos Sainz Jnr a five-second penalty for his collision with Oscar Piastri during the Hungarian Grand Prix, citing a "mitigating circumstance" regarding limited visibility.
- On lap 38 at turn three, Sainz collided with Piastri while battling Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. Stewards determined the Williams driver was "wholly responsible" for the contact as he was being lapped by the McLaren driver.
- Although the standard penalty for such a collision is 10 seconds, stewards accepted limited visibility reduced Sainz's culpability because Car 81 was not visible to him prior to the attempted overtake.
- Piastri dismissed the justification, telling Viaplay, "that's no excuse at all." The collision compromised his challenge for the win, allowing teammate Lando Norris to pit and emerge as net race leader.
- While Piastri continued initially, the incident allowed Lando Norris to pit and emerge ahead. Piastri later retired from the Hungarian Grand Prix due to a mechanical failure, as Norris claimed victory.
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It's the last race for Formula 1 drivers before the summer break. The Hungarian Grand Prix was won by Lando Norris, who celebrated his first victory since winning the world championship. During the race, we also saw many interesting events, the most interesting of which was the collision between Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri, which Sainz stated after the race that was inevitable.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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