Instead of clearing the way cleanly, Sainz made contact with the McLaren, a moment that cost Piastri the lead to team-mate Lando Norris. The six-time Grand Prix winner argued that the incident demanded a much stronger response from the stewards. Schumacher went further still, calling for a sporting sanction that would carry over to the Dutch Grand Prix after the summer break. “For me, Carlos Sainz should be punished for the next race - in qualifying at Zandvoort – he has to get one. Blue-flag chaos under scrutinyThe Sainz-Piastri clash was only the most prominent example of a wider problem the occurred in Hungary.