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However, Sainz insisted he was delayed as he tried to avoid a McLaren mechanic, who was carrying a jack in the crowded pitlane."By the time they released me, it was clearly safe with Fernando, but then I had to hit the brakes to [not] hit the McLaren mechanic that ran into my exit line," Sainz told media after the race."It was this braking that generated the unsafe release.
I was frustrated by it because I thought I'd saved someone's life and not generated a dangerous situation." Do you think Sainz deserved his penalty?
Have your say in the comments section below. Sainz also felt Alonso, who complained over the radio, made the situation appear worse than it was."The problem is there was this McLaren guy that with a jack running into my driving line, and I had to brake, and I couldn't get the pit exit right, but is it my fault?
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