GPI 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix | Page 17

2016 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX EDITION soldiered on but an oil leak eventually led him to retire form P19 after 60 laps. The Briton was also incensed by a drive-through penalty applied for an unauthorised radio communication. The 2009 champion questioned the sanction as he insisted that his message that his brake pedal was “going to the floor” and the response it elicited was a safety issue. Sainz took a solid eighth place and four points, a useful return on a day when chief Constructors’ Championship rivals Force India managed to take just one point, with Nico Hulkenberg finishing behind ninth-placed Valtteri Bottas. GPI