Piastri confirms post-Hungary talks with Sainz over blue-flag mishap

Oscar Piastri revealed he exchanged messages with Carlos Sainz after their collision at the Hungaroring, which occurred as a blue-flag system malfunction left drivers without warnings. Sainz was deemed wholly responsible and given a five-second penalty, while Piastri retired with a gearbox issue. Ahead of the Dutch GP, Piastri said the talks were brief and urged more attention to blue flags when the system isn’t working, though teams and drivers must still follow the rules.