It was an eventful Italian Grand Prix for the Haas team, with both Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg receiving 10-second time penalties for separate incidents – leaving Magnussen in particular unhappy with his punishment, one that ultimately resulted in him receiving a race ban.
The Dane had been battling with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly when they made contact down the inside of Turn 4, an incident that the stewards subsequently deemed Magnussen to be “wholly to blame for”.
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As such, the 31-year-old was handed a 10-second time penalty along with two penalty points on his licence, which takes his total up to 12 points. Given that a driver receives a one-race ban should they accumulate 12 points over a 12-month period, Magnussen will be forced to miss the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Speaking prior to his ban being confirmed, Magnussen reflected positively on his race – in which he scored a point in 10th place – but was critical about the penalty he had received.
“[I’m] happy with our race,” the Haas driver explained. “I don’t know what’s going on with these penalties. I mean, what’s the point? We had a slight contact into Turn 4, no damage on either car. It had no consequence, nobody lost anything.
“We both missed the corner but, hey, we’re racing. I just don’t get the point, honestly. I saw Nico almost had 300km/h, almost hit the barrier with the contact with [Daniel] Ricciardo and he [Ricciardo] got five seconds. I got 10 seconds for this.
