Carlos Sainz asks race leaders to ‘bear with’ backmarkers after Kimi Antonelli blue-flag frustration

Carlos Sainz has asked Formula 1’s frontrunners to be patient with lapped cars, saying getting out of the way under blue flags is harder than it looks, after he again frustrated the race leader at the United States Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli, chasing his ninth win of the season and his first chance to wrap up the title, caught Sainz’s Williams on lap 36 of 56. In the dirty air behind the Spaniard, the Mercedes driver locked up and ran off the track.