Williams driver Carlos Sainz has had two penalty points added to his F1 superlicence for causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the Dutch Grand Prix, the FIA has confirmed.

It comes after Sainz described the decision to hand him a 10-second penalty at Zandvoort “a complete joke.”

Carlos Sainz given two FIA penalty points after Liam Lawson clash

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Sainz and Lawson made contact at Turn 1 while battling for position following a mid-race Safety Car, with both drivers falling a lap behind after suffering punctures.

Sainz was adjudged to be at fault for the incident despite replays appearing to show Lawson’s car drifting to the outside of the corner as he defended the position.

Lawson and Sainz eventually finished 12th and 13th, with the latter heard des

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