Carlos Sainz overruled as untelevised team orders disagreement uncovered

Untelevised team radio footage from the Italian Grand Prix has uncovered the moment Carlos Sainz was overruled by the Williams pit wall during a disagreement over team orders.

The Italian Grand Prix was defined by team orders with McLaren’s call for Oscar Piastri to swap position with teammate Lando Norris proving the biggest talking point of the race.

Carlos Sainz overruled by Williams in untelevised team radio messages

That came after Sainz and his Williams team were involved in a disagreement over team orders earlier in the race at Monza.

Sainz and teammate Alex Albon were running eighth and ninth respectively in the early stages when the former began to struggle on medium tyres.

With Albon on hards, Williams asked Sainz to swap places with his teammate shortly after the Spaniard m