Carlos Sainz is under investigation by the FIA for breaching safety protocols during the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying session.

Lifting the lid on his post-race chat with the Red Bull driver, Sainz explained: “We were awkwardly sat next to each other for 20 minutes in the medical centre, both with a heart rate monitor and controlling our vitals.

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were fighting for third place and a spot on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix podium when they collided and crashed out of the race on the penultimate lap

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz shared a humorous and "awkward" moment with Sergio Perez during their visit to the medical center after a terrifying crash at the Azerbai

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were "awkwardly" sat next to each other in the FIA medical centre after their Baku shunt.

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.

Carlos Sainz has revealed how he spent an “awkward” 20 minutes in the medical centre with Sergio Perez moments after their penultimate-lap crash in Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The pair were duelling for a place on the podium in Baku before their coming together after Turn 2 ended with both drivers in the wall.