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Steiner disgruntled with Leniency of Sainz Penalty during US Grand Prix

Guenther Steiner has hit out at the leniency of the penalty handed out to Carlos Sainz Jr. for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on the opening lap of the United States Grand Prix, with the Spaniard only being handed a five-second time penalty for the offence. Steiner, the team principal of the Haas F1 Team, felt that it took too long for the stewards to react to the offence, meaning that when the penalty was handed out, it did not ultimately cost the Renault Sport Formula One Team driver any positions.  He also insisted Haas will be bringing this scenario up in the next meeting of the Sporting Working Group. “Our team manager will bring it to the Sporting Working Group,”...
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