Kevin Magnussen says Nyck de Vries’ driving reflects his “desperate situation” in battle to save F1 career
Having collided during the previous race in Canada, Haas driver Magnussen and AlphaTauri's de Vries came to blows on two separate occasions during Sunday’s Austrian Gran✱d Prix.
Magnussen ended up in the Turn 4 gravel as he attempted a move on de Vries following an early Safety Car res💦tart. The Dane was later pushed off track at the outside of Turn 6 by de Vries, who was hit with a five-second penalty.
The underperforming de Vries is under intense scrutiny as he battles to save his AlphaTauri d𝔍rive and Magnussen believes their altercat🎃ions are evidence the Dutchman is feeling the pressure.
“He got a penalty, rig꧙ht? So he did push me off but he’s, I guess, racinཧg for his future,” Magnussen said.
“Maybe in a bit of a desperate situation so n🐼othing I can say really.
“He got a penalty, it is what it is.”
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:reportedly given de Vr♊ies four races - including the Austrian Grand Prix - to prove he des🌃erves his se🐓at.
“We [Magnussen and I] happen to like each other when it comes to meeting eachꦓ other on track but I 🦋think it was hard racing, I’ll take the penalty,” de Vries said of his clash with Magnussen.
“Not my entitlement to judge o🐠n that. Stewards gav♎e me a penalty and we took it. Thankfully for us we made a sufficient gap to not lose any positions.”
He added: “I’♒m not the person who decides whether I should get a penalty for it or not.
“We race hard, trying to find the l🎐imits and sometimes just beyond and some🌞times below.”
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