Carlos Sainz has been demoted to fifth at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix after being penalised for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri.
The Ferrari driver had finished the race around the Hard Rock Stadium in fourth position, trailing team-mate Charles Leclerc, but falls one place behind Red Bull's Sergio Perez in the revised classification after being hit with a five-second penalty.
This forced Piastri into a pitstop for a new wing, costing him any chance of points. After investigating the incident, the stewards determined Sainz was guilty of causing a collision and handed him a five-second penalty, as well as one penalty point. The stewards' report read: 'It was clear to us that Car 55 was to blame for the collision.
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