Ferrari blames “late call” for messy Sainz F1 pitstop in Dutch GP

Sainz had been running third in the early stages of the 72-lap race ahead of the charging Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, before the Ferrari driver’s race unravelled in the pits.

In order to combat Hamilton’s strong pace on the medium tyres, Ferrari elected to react by calling Sainz to pit to try and maintain track position.

However, the call was made while Sainz was in the final corner which resulted in a calamitous pitstop, as Ferrari’s pit crew had failed to prepare…