Having already waited before it was officially confirmed that Lewis Hamilton had been handed a time penalty for his clash with Alex Albon, thereby promoting Carlos Sainz to third, fans, teams and drivers alike were kept waiting almost three more hours as stewards investigated eight further misdemeanours. Eight drivers were suspected of using DRS under the double waved yellows that followed Valtteri Bottas' retirement, as marshals pushed the Finn's Mercedes to safety. Among the eight was Carlos Sainz, who, if handed a penalty faced losing his third position, thereby promoting Kimi Raikkonen, though it is unclear if the Finn was among the offending octet. However, it was subsequently...
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