F1 drivers deliberately hindered rivals with “dirty air”

Sainz made the comment after he found himself stranded in 16th place on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP after hitting traffic in his last run in Q1.

The Spaniard’s weekend had already been made difficult by a crash in FP1 after he bottomed out on a bump in Turn 3.

Sainz suggested that drivers deliberately try to make life harder for rivals.

“It’s tricky,” he said. “There were cars out there today… Between us drivers, we know that if you do a…