Carlos Sainz’s escalation plan after ‘unacceptable’ Dutch GP penalty:
— Carlos Sainz expressed his intention to leverage his position as a GPDA director to address what he termed an “unacceptable level of stewarding” after receiving a penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix. Speaking to media, Sainz remarked:
“Honestly, I need to go now to the stewards just to get an explanation. To see what is their point of view of the incident.”
“Because it’s unacceptable, I think it’s not the level of stewarding that the Formula 1 is, if they are really considering that to be a 10-second penalty.”
— As a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, Sainz emphasized the seriousness of the matter, indicating his commitment to addressing it:
“On my behalf, I think it is a serious matter now that concerns me as a driver, as a GPDA director, and something that I will make sure I raise.”
“It’s something that is very concerning. I’m talking as calmly and eloquently and trying to pick my words the best in the best possible way, without trying to put here about a bad word for anyone, but what I’ve seen today and what I’ve suffered today is something that concerns me.”
— Sainz highlighted the broader implications of the penalty decision, stressing its impact on motorsport as a whole:
“For myself, but for the other drivers and for motorsport in general, if they really think this is how a penalty should be applied to the guy that is around the outside.
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To me this just looked like a racing accident
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James Vowles agrees..
That all it was, as the track was slightly damp as well. so I think they went a bit too far.
And look at Hamilton, he got a 10 grid penalty downgraded to 5 for speeding under double yellows, so I think want to prove a point as they say.
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Brilliant as always!
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Here we go again, Ferrari’s home GP, but Hamilton’s already is on the back foot, even before FP1. As he’s got a 5 grid penalty.
Not 100% about Max and how the car will perform at Monza. I’m hoping that Hadjar does get a promotion for next season, as he brought the Racing bull home in 3rd place last week.
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Good start for Ferrari, as well as Max. Hopefully it’ll stay something like that, during this afternoon’s FP.
And also that Monza, will be on the calendar until 2035.
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so another 10 years of the least fun race of the year
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At least Max has stayed roughly in the same place, Ok, he’s lost 2 places since FP1, but his times are about the same, just a pity the McLarens have put rocket fuel in their cars.
looks like Max is thinking the same..
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Monaco is way worse 
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i did not read that well..
because i did not hear anything about 10 more years of Monza, but 10 more years of Monaco
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/monaco-grand-prix-f1-calendar-2035-contract-extension/10756504/
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That’s not the 1st time I’ve read that today. That for youngsters the races are too long.
But as I replied, they need to stop destroying F1, because after the 2009 Canadian GP, that lasted a mega 4 hours due to a 2 hour delay for a torrential downpour, they changed the rules that no race should last longer the 2 hours.
And we now have those stupid sprint races, F1 is a global sport, so leave it alone.
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My mistake, I was reading FP1 from Monza, when I saw a news headline about a race getting a licence extension to 2035.
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Sadly I have seen these news angles before. Good start for Ferrari. But unable to follow up satisfyingly on saturday and sunday. 
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and the others have lower engine settings.. we will have to wait untill tomorrow in Qualifying to see the real differences
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