Williams submit ‘Right of Review’ request over Sainz’s Dutch GP penalty for clash with Lawson

Williams have submitted a ‘Right of Review’ request over the penalty handed out to Carlos Sainz for a clash with Racing Bulls rival Liam Lawson during the Dutch Grand Prix.

Lawson and Sainz were running in seventh and eighth respectively following a Safety Car period at the end of Lap 26, with Sainz getting a run on Lawson into the Zandvoort Circuit’s first corner.

With Lawson defending on the inside, Sainz went to the outside line in an attempt to slot ahead, only for the front-right of the Williams to clip the rear-left of the Racing Bulls car mid-corner.

Both drivers suffered punctures as a result of the contact and were forced to limp back to the pits, after which they dropped a lap down and crossed the line outside the points-paying places in 12th and 13th respectively.

Sainz was subsequently deemed at fault for the incident and handed a 10-second penalty, which prompted frustrated radio messages from the Spaniard, whose Williams team have now sought a review of the situation.

“We can confirm we have submitted a Right of Review to the FIA relating to Carlos’ penalty in Zandvoort,” read a note issued by Williams to the media ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

“It is important for us to understand how to go racing in future, and we are hopeful of a positive outcome.”

Further information over the review – and when it will take place – has yet to be communicated by F1’s governing body, the FIA.