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Sainz: I've seen people not get a penalty for much worse

After receiving a five-second penalty for forcing his childhood hero Fernando Alonso off the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz believed it was a harsh decision. The incident occurred on the opening lap as Alonso attempted an overtake on Turn 3, but was closed out and forced onto the grass by Sainz, resulting in the double World Champion almost spinning out. When questioned about the decision, Sainz replied: 'Probably on the harsh side, because at the start you cannot look 360-degrees. 'When I saw him I saw him late, but it's not like he was side-by-side with me.  The overlap was pretty small, and he took it flat out – good for him, it was...
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