Williams supervisor James Bowles revealed that Carlos Sainz had been given two penalties for rushing within the pit lane as a consequence of a broken wheel pace sensor.
Regardless of one other sturdy efficiency in qualifying, Sainz was unable to capitalize.
The Spaniard sustained the injury on the opening lap of the race.
Sainz was one in all a number of drivers to chop the primary set of corners.
Nevertheless, an incident with Liam Lawson ruined his race.
Sainz was nonetheless gunning for factors, however was given two penalties for rushing.
Concerning the issues Sainz confronted in Sunday’s race, Vowles stated: “It was a really tough day. The optimistic information is that the automotive was very quick, however we simply could not take advantage of it. In Carlos’ case, the race resulted in Flip 1 and the injury broken not solely the flat spot, but in addition the wheel pace sensor, which is vital for the pit pace limiter.”
“The tip end result was that we needed to field early due to the vibrations, which meant we needed to make two stops, which resulted in us being 0.2km/h over the pit pace restrict and receiving a five-second penalty.
“Going into the second cease, I attempted to manage it manually at 70km/h, however on the exit Carlos nonetheless barely exceeded the pit pace limiter, which resulted in a drive-through penalty, which he accomplished.
“Even with out the drive-through penalty, and even with all the opposite components, Carlos was nonetheless combating for factors at present, which could be very spectacular.”
Sainz gave his opinion, saying: “It was a race stuffed with issues, most likely jeopardized by contact in the beginning.
“I believe we went into (Flip) 1 with three or 4 automobiles and it was a giant battle… As at all times in Mexico, we have been three or 4 automobiles abreast and it was a difficult battle.
“I believe I broken the rim, which broken the primary set of tires, broken the rim sensor, the tire pace sensor, and the pit limiter did not work.”
One other powerful weekend for Albon
Alex Albon endured one other powerful weekend.
Albon lamented brake-related points in qualifying, main to a different early exit in Q1.
He additionally bemoaned Williams’ technique, which resulted in him ending outdoors the highest 10.
“With Alex, we simply did not get alongside very effectively throughout the board, from communication to beginning tires to optimize his efficiency,” Vowles added.
“It is a short-term break from a season that has been sturdy to this point, so let’s end the subsequent 4 tournaments with sturdy outcomes.”
