Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz cleared the air after their crash at last week's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in an "awkward" 20-minute conversation while sat next to each other at the circuit's medical centre.

Their crash while fighting for third place contributed to McLaren going 20 points clear in the championship. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Helmut Marko criticised Carlos Sainz over an “unnecessary” move in his late Baku shunt with Sergio Perez, which had an “avalanche” effect for Red Bull. Sainz took advantage of Perez’s late-race battle with Charles Leclerc,