SHANGHAI, China -- Daniil Kvyat was bemused after copping a drive-through penalty for his opening lap collision with Lando Norris at the Chinese Grand Prix.
The pair tangled at Turn 6 in Shanghai after Kvyat had bumped into Norris' McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz. While it initially looked like a racing incident, the stewards didn't share that view, instead opting to pin the blame on Kvyat.
The Russian was slapped with a drive-through penalty -- the third-harshest penalty which can be dished out during a race -- one he did not agree with.
"It was a normal lap-one incident, one car coming from off the track and one car being sandwiched," Kvyat said.