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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine

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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine | Top Gear

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Funny response to being late for last week’s national anthem due to, er, tummy trouble could cost Sainz again

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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine

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Funny response to being late for last week’s national anthem due to, er, tummy trouble could cost Sainz again

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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine

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Funny response to being late for last week’s national anthem due to, er, tummy trouble could cost Sainz again

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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine

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Carlos Sainz could be fined for swearing over his Japanese GP fine

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Funny response to being late for last week’s national anthem due to, er, tummy trouble could cost Sainz again

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Williams driver Carlos Sainz looks set to be fined for the second week running after dropping an (undeniably amusing) expletive in an FIA press conference in the build-up to Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Last weekend the Spaniard was fined €10,000 for missing the start of the pre-race national anthem in Japan, having had a stomach bug that caused an unplanned pit stop… in the toilet.

The stewards accepted that Sainz had a valid medical reason for not being at the front of the grid on time, but imposed a five-figure penalty anyway.

Asked about it in Bahrain, the 30-year-old joked: “I don’t know if I’m going to get another fine for saying this, but **** happens. It’s the way it goes sometimes.” Yep, that’s gonna be another few grand in the swear jar, isn’t it?

Meanwhile George Russell reportedly called it – and we didn’t think we’d be typing out these words on a Friday morning – a “pretty expensive poo”. Kinda gross, but factually correct: Sainz has definitely spent more than a penny…

“I think I’m the biggest supporter of punctuality, and especially [for] a national anthem, with all the authorities there,” said Carlos. "So I was the first one to put my hand up and say: ‘I'm late. I'm sorry for that.’

“At the same time, I was five seconds late. And to be five seconds late and have to pay €10,000 or whatever the fine is, for me, it is out of the question that we are having to pay these fines.

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“It’s disappointing. I hope, as I’ve always said, I hope someone tells me where this €10K goes. And they say, ‘OK, at least it went to a nice cause'. And I will be looking forward to seeing where they go.”

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Williams driver Carlos Sainz looks set to be fined for the second week running after dropping an (undeniably amusing) expletive in an FIA press conference in the build-up to Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Last weekend the Spaniard was fined €10,000 for missing the start of the pre-race national anthem in Japan, having had a stomach bug that caused an unplanned pit stop… in the toilet.

The stewards accepted that Sainz had a valid medical reason for not being at the front of the grid on time, but imposed a five-figure penalty anyway.

Asked about it in Bahrain, the 30-year-old joked: “I don’t know if I’m going to get another fine for saying this, but **** happens. It’s the way it goes sometimes.” Yep, that’s gonna be another few grand in the swear jar, isn’t it?

Meanwhile George Russell reportedly called it – and we didn’t think we’d be typing out these words on a Friday morning – a “pretty expensive poo”. Kinda gross, but factually correct: Sainz has definitely spent more than a penny…

“I think I’m the biggest supporter of punctuality, and especially [for] a national anthem, with all the authorities there,” said Carlos. "So I was the first one to put my hand up and say: ‘I'm late. I'm sorry for that.’

“At the same time, I was five seconds late. And to be five seconds late and have to pay €10,000 or whatever the fine is, for me, it is out of the question that we are having to pay these fines.

“It’s disappointing. I hope, as I’ve always said, I hope someone tells me where this €10K goes. And they say, ‘OK, at least it went to a nice cause'. And I will be looking forward to seeing where they go.”

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Funny response to being late for last week’s national anthem due to, er, tummy trouble could cost Sainz again