The Spaniard admits that he risked locking up and hitting team-mate Charles Leclerc when he dived down the inside and took a very tight line into the left-hander at Turn 1.
It paid off as he passed Hamilton and jumped from fourth to third. However, the Mercedes driver ultimately had more pace, and a few laps later Sainz was pushed back to the fourth place he still held at the flag, before Hamilton’s post-race disqualification gifted him third again.
