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A high-stakes collision at the Hungarian Grand Prix saw Carlos Sainz crash into Oscar Piastri, costing Piastri the lead and handing it to Lando Norris. Sainz claimed he didn’t see Piastri due to blind spots and lacked blue flag warnings, but evidence—including onboard footage and team radio logs—shows he received multiple alerts. Despite this, stewards handed him a five-second penalty, far less than the usual ten, citing poor visibility as justification. Critics argue the penalty fails to reflect Piastri’s massive loss, sparking debate over whether F1’s penalty system truly accounts for the stakes when a driver’s error costs a contender the race.

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