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Carlos Sainz suffered an unprecedented penalty at the British Grand Prix after being slapped with an extra lap in his final race classification — making him the first F1 driver ever to be penalized this way. Racing for Williams, Sainz unlapped himself under a safety car when he wasn’t officially lapped, leading to a 5-place drop from 12th to 17th. The FIA confirmed the team missed two critical details: Sainz wasn’t technically lapped at the moment and wasn’t included in the official safety car pass message. Despite the stewards acknowledging the track’s complexity, the penalty stood — and it was the only finish for Williams after teammate Alex Albon retired early.

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