McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has apologised to Carlos Sainz after a botched pit stop robbed the Spaniard of a top-five finish in the Styrian Grand Prix.
Explaining what happened, Seidl said: “We went through a bit of a roller-coaster during the race, especially during the pit stop of Carlos’s car where we destroyed his race.
"It didn’t look that great at some points during the race, and then sending Carlos out into heavy traffic where he ruined his tyres, there was no chance for him to fight back and obviously, I am sorry.
“I want to say sorry to him and apologise that we didn’t do our job today in this aspect, because it's our job as a team to make sure both drivers always get the same opportunities, and they can battle it out on track.
“That’s something we [will] analyse within the team. We’re in this together. It’s clear that we have to get better there.”
For Sainz, the two races in Austria are now a closed book, the driver choosing to focus on the coming races rather than what could have been.
"Time to turn the page and come back stronger, but we missed out on a good P5 today," commented Sainz. "We win and we lose as a team, so we’ll try to fight back in Hungary next week.”
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