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Carlos Sainz to be handed 10-place grid penalty in France

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is set to be handed a 10-place grid drop ahead of the French Grand Prix on Sunday. The Spaniard looked all set to pass Max Verstappen late on in the Austrian Grand Prix before his race was abruptly ended by a spectacular engine blowout. The F1-75 quickly became engulfed in flames, and the 27-year-old was thankfully able to escape unharmed. The same could not be said for the engine though, and he has been forced to take his third electronic control unit of the season, so will start 10 places further back than he qualifies in Le Castellet. READ: Zhou Guanyu reveals surprising fact ahead of 2022 French Grand Prix It was something that the Spaniard was anticipating...
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