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Sainz asks for consistency with issuing penalties

Being on the receiving end of a five-second penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix, Toro Rosso youngster Carlos Sainz has asked for consistency by the FIA. The Spaniard was given a five-second penalty for running McLaren driver Fernando Alonso off the road, adding that there were similar incidents that weren’t punished. 'I heard today that there were very similar situations to mine with Fernando, and there were no penalties applied,' he explained. 'This is what Formula 1 needs to understand, whether to look at it accident-by-accident or to put a fixed rule, like [with] moving under braking. 'I've seen [drivers] not getting penalties for something much worse – obviously. If I put...
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