Kevin Magnussen was left “flat out, simply utterly confused” by the penalty he obtained within the Italian Grand Prix that triggered a race ban.
The Haas driver tried to overhaul Pierre Gasly into the second chicane, however locked up and the pair banged wheels, each operating vast and persevering with. Magnussen was handed a 10s time penalty for inflicting a collision, with the usual two penalty factors that got here with it taking him to a complete of 12 and triggered a one-race suspension for the subsequent occasion in Baku.
“I’m annoyed concerning the penalty — I don’t perceive it in any respect,” Magnussen mentioned. “Flat out, simply utterly confused. We raced laborious into Flip 4, we had slight contact and we each missed the nook, we got here again on observe once more, no injury to both automotive, no consequence within the race for both of us and I get a 10s penalty.
“Then lap one, [Daniel] Ricciardo and Nico [Hulkenberg]… Ricciardo put Nico on the grass at 300kmh, utterly destroyed Nico’s race, large consequence and injury to Nico’s automotive and he will get a 5s penalty. The place is the logic? I simply don’t get it.”
The time penalty nonetheless didn’t demote Magnussen out of the factors, dropping him from ninth to tenth, simply 0.1s forward of Fernando Alonso within the closing classification. As he was talking instantly after getting out of the automotive, he admitted he hadn’t seen the official doc from the stewards but confirming his ban, however had been true to his phrase that he wouldn’t change the best way he raced to be able to attempt to get the perfect end result.
“I solely know I’ve the 2 factors from you; I haven’t heard it formally,” he mentioned to the media. “However I mentioned on a regular basis I’m not going to carry again. It doesn’t make sense. I scored a degree as we speak, so so long.”
Workforce principal Ayao Komatsu confirmed to SiriusXM that Oliver Bearman was the possible alternative for Magnussen in Azerbaijan, however that he would wish closing approval from Ferrari staff principal Fred Vasseur.
“It’s a time penalty so we can’t do something,” Komatsu mentioned. “We simply settle for it after which simply must put a plan in place. It’s a disgrace as a result of [at] Baku, I believe Kev could be actually sturdy. That’s a circuit the place he’s sturdy, so it’s a disgrace.
“I can’t say [if Bearman will drive] at this minute; I have to get affirmation from Fred. It’s [TBD].”
