Kevin Magnussen criticised the stewards’ resolution to penalise him for his collision with Pierre Gasly in the course of the Italian Grand Prix, which led to him being banned for a race.
The Haas driver has amassed 12 penalty factors on his superlicence and has been banned from the subsequent spherical of the championship, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Talking earlier than his ban was confirmed, Magnussen mentioned he didn’t really feel his incident with Gasly on the Roggia chicane deserved a penalty.
“Me and Gasly had slight contact,” Magnussen instructed Sky. “No injury on both automotive, no consequence within the race, we simply had slight contact and missed the nook.
“And, so what? We had been racing. I don’t know why we must be throwing round penalties like this.”
He mentioned the collision between his crew mate and Daniel Ricciardo deserved a stiffer penalty. Magnussen was given a ten second penalty, Magnussen 5.
“Nico virtually get thrown into the wall at 300kph by Ricciardo,” mentioned Magnussen. “I’m not saying he did it on function, however nonetheless he received 5 seconds, I received 10 seconds. It doesn’t add up in any respect.”
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Magnussen collected 9 of his penalty factors for collisions with different drivers. He mentioned he doesn’t perceive why the stewards give the penalties they do for such incidents.
“Regardless that I’m going converse to them – I’ve spoken to them many occasions, too many occasions – I nonetheless don’t perceive what the principles are. It looks like they’re simply throwing round, they don’t need racing, that’s what it appears to me.
“If this factor between me and Gasly can’t be deemed a racing incident, then I don’t know what can. It doesn’t make sense.”
Haas crew principal Ayao Komatsu acknowledged Magnussen “received’t be racing in Baku” however the crew has not but confirmed who will exchange him. The crew’s reserve driver Oliver Bearman is because of race in Method 2 that weekend, however was launched from his dedication to the sequence earlier this yr to exchange Carlos Sainz Jnr on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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