Kevin Magnussen: Haas driver banned for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Pierre Gasly incident at Monza

Kevin Magnussen has been banned for the subsequent F1 race in Baku after colliding with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly on the Italian Grand Prix, which has put him over the restrict of penalty factors.

Magnussen crossed the end line in ninth however was given a 10-second time penalty, so dropped to tenth. Nevertheless, he was additionally handed two penalty factors, shifting him onto 12 in complete this season, which incurs a race ban.

It’s the first time a driver has fallen foul of this ruling because it was launched in 2014. Romain Grosjean was the final driver to be banned for a race after inflicting a multi-car collision on the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.

The stewards deemed Magnussen was “wholly to blame” for the contact on the second chicane and didn’t drive in a “safe and controlled manner through the manoeuvre”.

Gasly completed the race down in fifteenth as he was on a distinct technique on the time when battling with Magnussen.

“Me and Gasly had slight contact,” Magnussen advised Sky Sports activities F1 earlier than he discovered about his penalty.

“No harm to both vehicles, no penalties within the race. We simply had slight contact and missed the nook. And so what? We have been racing. I do not know why we should be throwing round penalties like this.

“On top of that, I nearly saw Nico [Hulkenberg] thrown into the wall at 300kph (200mph) by [Daniel] Ricciardo. I’m not saying he did it on purpose, but still he got five seconds and I got 10 seconds for this.”

Magnussen is probably going within the final a part of his F1 profession as he doesn’t have a contract for 2025 and Haas have introduced a brand new driver line-up for subsequent 12 months of Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman.

The Dane was left pissed off, even earlier than discovering out about his ban, and wasn’t eager to talk to the stewards.

“Usually it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t change anything,” he mentioned. “I have to go and speak to them. Too many times I speak to them and I still don’t understand what the rules are.

“They do not need racing. That is what it appears to me. If this factor between me and Gasly cannot be deemed a racing incident, I do not know what can. It does not make sense.”

Gasly desires Magnussen ban reversed

Gasly was stunned when advised in regards to the 10-second time penalty and penalty factors for Magnussen.

The Alpine driver was wiling to talk to the stewards to reverse the choice, which has resulted in a race ban.

“Honestly, this was nothing,” mentioned Gasly. “The entire afternoon we have been useless gradual. We actually must get on prime of it as a result of I actually believed we’d have extra potential within the race and it was rather a lot more durable.

“Someone told me he got a 10 seconds penalty. I’m a bit surprised for that because he tried, but it was a bit of wheel to wheel and in the end I really didn’t lose any time. I’m a bit surprised.

“I hope in some way they’ll revert on that as a result of that can can be positively unfair. I will be joyful to do it [speak with the stewards] – I am going to see what I can do. That can really feel very unfair for the incident that it was.”

Who will change Magnussen?

Magnussen will return for the Singapore Grand Prix on September 20-22 and his 12 penalty factors can be eliminated.

However, Haas must fill his seat for the Azerbaijan in two weeks on September 13-15.

Britain’s Bearman is an possibility as he’ll be part of Haas subsequent 12 months and has already deputised for a driver this 12 months.

Bearman stepped into Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March and completed a formidable seventh on debut.

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