Carlos Sainz has urged F1 to improve the safety of the tight pitlanes that are found at certain tracks such as Zandvoort, where the Ferrari driver had a near miss with a McLaren mechanic last weekend. At the Dutch Grand Prix, Sainz was handed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in the path of Fernando Alonso's Alpine. Both Ferrari and the Spaniard argued after the race that the release itself had been timely, but the presence of a member of the McLaren team in his path had forced him to brake and swerve, which slowed his exit and impeded Alonso. Sainz blamed Zandvoort's very tight pitlane for the moment, insisting a few other tracks offer similar risks. ©Ferrari "I feel...
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