Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has insisted that Carlos Sainz did not ignore the team when he neglected to follow an instruction ahead of the Safety Car restart. Sainz had been passed by team-mate Charles Leclerc having started on pole, as the Monegasque was quicker and both cars were under threat from Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. The Scuderia made a strange call when the Safety Car was deployed to leave Leclerc out on track while they pitted the Spaniard, fearing the time loss had they double stacked. This left the 24-year-old out on old tyres, and he was passed by Sainz, Sergio Perez and Hamilton as what looked an almost certain victory became fourth. READ: Ferrari staff hold...
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