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Daniel Moxon

Martin Brundle slams "inconsistent" FIA for Carlos Sainz penalty in Australian GP

Martin Brundle agrees with Carlos Sainz over the Spaniard's time penalty which cost him a points finish at the Australian Grand Prix.

Sainz qualified fifth and, after George Russell suffered an engine failure, was on course to finish the race one place higher. The 12 points would have helped to soften the blow of another poor weekend for Ferrari, who lost Charles Leclerc on the first lap when he span off the track and beached his car in the gravel.

But he didn't get them. After the third standing start of the race – following the second red flag – chaos ensued when several cars came together in the first few corners which prompted another stoppage. One of the incidents involved Sainz, who caught Fernando Alonso and sent his Aston Martin into a spin.

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