Carlos Sainz says he was confused and unhappy with a call by the stewards in the US Grand Prix that ordered him to swap positions with a McLaren to which he believed he had already yielded. Sainz enjoyed a frantic scrap with both Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris on the opening lap of the race, initially gaining the upper hand over the pair before settling in between the McLaren duo. Sainz had purposefully yielded to Ricciardo, fearing a call from the stewards a dicey wheel-to-wheel fight with the Aussie. The call did indeed come but it was an order for him to relinquish his position to Norris, not Ricciardo, a decision the Spaniard vehemently contested as it ultimately set him back not...
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