Kevin Magnussen was left “flat out, simply fully confused” by the penalty he acquired 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 working extensive 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 following occasion in Baku.
“I’m annoyed concerning the penalty — I don’t perceive it in any respect,” Magnussen stated. “Flat out, simply fully confused. We raced arduous 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 automobile, 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, fully destroyed Nico’s race, large consequence and injury to Nico’s automobile 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 remaining classification. As he was talking instantly after getting out of the automobile, 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 in an effort to try to get the very best end result.
“I solely know I’ve the 2 factors from you; I haven’t heard it formally,” he stated to the media. “However I stated on a regular basis I’m not going to carry again. It doesn’t make sense. I scored some extent at the moment, so so long.”
Crew principal Ayao Komatsu confirmed to SiriusXM that Oliver Bearman was the doubtless substitute for Magnussen in Azerbaijan, however that he would want remaining approval from Ferrari staff principal Fred Vasseur.
“It’s a time penalty so we can’t do something,” Komatsu stated. “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 feel Kev can 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].”
