Carlos Sainz accuses Fernando Alonso of provoking a penalty "like always"

Carlos Sainz was handed a five-second penalty during the Spanish Grand Prix after an incident with Fernando Alonso. The incident occurred when Sainz moved to the right while Alonso was attempting to overtake, resulting in contact that damaged Alonso's car. Alonso immediately reported the incident to race control, which led to Sainz's penalty.

Sainz expressed his frustration, claiming that Alonso often provokes penalties and that the nature of the corner made the incident inevitable. Ultimately, Sainz retired from the race due to damage, while Alonso finished in 17th place, both drivers failing to score points.