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Sainz slapped with three-place grid penalty

Carlos Sainz will be demoted three places from his qualifying position in Baku following his first-lap incident with Romain Grosjean and Felipe Massa. Sainz hit Grosjean on the run down to Turn 3 and collided with Felipe Massa after losing control. Sainz and Massa both had to retire while Grosjean recovered to P10 after picking up minor damage. The Spaniard apologised to his fellow drivers on Twitter, but the stewards have handed him a penalty for the next race in Baku. Apologies to @RGrosjean and as a consecuence @MassaFelipe19 Romain was simply on my blind spot and never got to see him. Glad we are all OK! — Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) June 11, 2017 Grosjean, though, was reminded...
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