Carlos Sainz has been fined and will lose three places at the start.

Carlos Sainz has been fined and will lose three places at the start.

      In the second part of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz thwarted Lewis Hamilton in the first corner when the Ferrari driver was on a fast lap.

      The stewards reviewed the circumstances of the incident and concluded that the Williams driver had prevented Hamilton – the seven-time world champion even had to drive off the track to avoid a collision. Carlos explained that the team hadn't warned him, and he hadn't seen Lewis in the rearview mirrors.

      However, the stewards fined Sainz, who qualified twelfth, losing three places at the start of Sunday's race in Suzuka.

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Carlos Sainz has been fined and will lose three places at the start.

In the second part of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz thwarted Lewis Hamilton in the first corner when the Ferrari driver was on a fast lap.