Sainz: I don't want to say that I'm owed...

The Ferrari driver was later slapped with a ten-second time penalty post race for violating track limits, following a protest by Aston Martin demanding the FIA looks into many violations that went unnoticed. The result was Sainz dropping down to sixth in the final classification.

To be fair, Sainz was in good form this weekend in Spielberg, and at the start of the race on Sunday, was able to chase down his teammate Charles Leclerc, even asking the team to issues orders to let him through, which didn't happen.

While others made use of the Virtual Safety Car, Ferrari had to wait until the following lap to pit as their drivers had already passed the pit entry when it started, and what made things worse was the slow pit stop.

"The gap went from four tenths because I was on (Charles') gearbox to six or seven seconds and three positions lost in that first pit stop," Sainz told Sky Sports F1 after the race, and before receiving the extra penalty.

"I feel I played the team game, staying behind and to be penalised in the way I was with the pit stop, losing a lot of time and losing the three positions and six seconds with the VSC ending when we could have done something differently frustrated me.

"I lost a lot of time, trying to recover which I did pretty quickly the gap and the time I got the track limits and from there my race was quite compromised," the Ferrari driver lamented.

"When the VSC came out I was in the middle of Turn 9 and I wasn’t committed to pit entry so it was the right call to stay out. Was it the right call to come in the next lap when the VSC was ending is what we need to analyse.

"I don’t want to say that I am owed. I do the best job I can, I’m in a very good moment, I’m driving very well and very fast each weekend. Doing some good overtaking and defending today and that’s why I’m frustrated by the result," Sainz maintained.

While Ferrari might be to blame for the strategy and ill-timed pit stops, Sainz, who was speaking before he received another ten-second penalty, failed to mention the five-second penalty he got for repeatedly violating the track limits. Leclerc didn't and pitted at the same time and finished second. Food for through for the Spaniard.