04/09/2025 20:30
Liam Lawson has highlighted the stark difference in the reactions
of Carlos Sainz and himself following their clash at the Dutch
Grand Prix. Following an early safety car restart, Sainz attempted
to overtake Lawson around the outside of Turn 1. Lawson had a minor
slide, which resulted in contact for the pair, sending both to the
back of the field with damage. Sainz was deemed at fault for the
collision and was issued a 10-second time penalty - a decision the
Spaniard took issue with as he pinned the blame on Lawson. Lawson
highlighted that he kept his emotions under control despite feeling
he missed out on a potential career-best result at Zandvoort. "It's
lap one on a restart," Lawson told media including RacingNews365 .
"We have cold, hard tyres. We're all on new tyres after the safety
car. "It's a naturally difficult corner. We're all coming in there
on lap one. He's the car going for the overtake around the outside,
and he didn't get his axle where he needed to get it. "Somehow, I'm
deemed as being aggressive, so I don't really understand it. "It
ruined my race. We were in a position to potentially have two cars
in the top five. But I didn't go on the radio and mouth off to
everybody about it, or to the media. "It was his approach after
that race, I don't know why he was so upset. "If I was overtaking
him, I would understand that he's more frustrated - but he was the
car overtaking, and he got a penalty for it." Lawson also expressed
surprise that Sainz did not reach out for a conversation away from
the public view. "I haven't heard from him," the New Zealander
stated. "I would have thought, because of how upset he was, he
would probably want to talk about it, but he hasn't come to talk
about it."
