Kevin Magnussen says it’s humorous that he’s now free to race much more aggressively than up to now on the Singapore Grand Prix, having served a one-race ban final weekend.
Oliver Bearman changed Magnussen at Haas in Baku as a result of the Dane had accrued 12 penalty factors inside a 12-month interval, resulting in an computerized race suspension. The ultimate two factors have been earned by gentle contact when making an attempt to overhaul Pierre Gasly in Monza, however with simply seven rounds remaining and a clear license after the ban, Magnussen says he gained’t change his method.
“You get punished, and then you definitely come again, and also you’re like all able to f**okay s**t up now!” Magnussen stated. “It’s humorous how that works.
“In a method, it hasn’t actually affected me. I believe with these factors, it was annoying to have the data that the following time something occurs, there’s a race ban. It’s good to know that’s not an element anymore. However I truly don’t suppose it has affected me in how I’ve pushed. I’ve actually tried to say, ‘Look, I must crack on right here, and no matter occurs, occurs.’
“I don’t suppose it’s going to vary something. In that second in Monza, in all of the battles I’ve had, I’ve by no means discovered myself considering, ‘Oh, I must be cautious right here, in any other case I get a race ban.’ In these races earlier than Baku, earlier than the race ban, I didn’t give it some thought.”
Magnussen was additionally crucial of the best way the penalty factors system punishes drivers who would possibly make errors after they try to struggle on observe, as he feels it would discourage arduous racing.
“My very own opinion is it’s not an amazing scenario for F1, I believe, to limit racing in that method. It feels unhealthy when the game you’re keen on a lot modifications in a method you don’t recognize,” he stated. “I like arduous racing, and I believe that’s an enormous a part of the great thing about motorsport, is the battles. The on-the-limit-and-slightly-over, that stability between going barely over and below the restrict is what makes your race.
“In the meanwhile, it appears like they’re punishing ridiculous issues. Personally as a System 1 fan, I’d prefer to see the game open up once more and permitting the good racing that may be seen on-track.
“The penalty factors factor is… a barely unusual one. Perhaps it will be higher to form of give race bans for terribly harmful driving, or for a particular incident, and never like accumulate. As a result of it will probably get into conditions the place you get punished tougher than others as a result of, like in my case, I got here into the season with zero factors, accrued all of them, after which I knew the remainder of the season that none of those factors have been working out.
“I truly bought punished tougher due to not having had any factors final 12 months. So in a method, I ought to have gotten some factors final 12 months!
“However I simply suppose it’s a really advanced factor. So for me to sit down right here and say, ‘We should always do that, this and this, and that might be the appropriate method ahead,’ may be very tough. I’ve raced in IndyCar, I’ve watched the races on tv, and I believe they’ve it going over there. They’ve improbable racing. The drivers are respectful to one another. They’re left with that accountability of their palms, and I believe that works.
“It must be powerful, and these vehicles are put on-track with the data that they may get broken, and in the event that they do, the motive force that damages the automobile, he will get penalized naturally.
“I believe the one factor that’s totally different in System 1 to IndyCar are the tracks. The tracks aren’t nice for racing, with all this observe limits stuff — I bought all my penalty factors just about for observe limits. On the finish of the day, I believe that’s form of silly, to be a number of centimeters out of a white line and find yourself with a race ban due to that, it’s not the game I like.”
