Kevin Magnussen antics “over the limit” as race ban looms

“When you aꦺre running off the track and takin♋g the other car with you, it’s not particularly sporting."

Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Sprint
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix,…

Kevin Mag𝓰nussen’s tactics at the F1 Miami Grand Prix have been criticised as “over the limit”.

A penalty-laden weekend in Miami saw Haas driver Magnussen hit with four penalties in the sprint race alone, fo𓃲r his defending against L🌱ewis Hamilton.

He then picked up a time penalty and two penalty points for clashing with Logan Sargeant in the grand pri🐻x.

Haas were alrﷺead✃y under the microscope after “unsportsmanlike” accusations at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Magnus🌊sen’s rap sheet leaves him only two points short of a race ban.

But his blunt honesty about the tactics used to stop Hamiltꦜon - and the Mercedes driver’s response - caught the eye.

“It was🐓 a little bit over the limit,” Karun Chandhok told the Sky F1 podcast.

“What he did in Jeddah was fine because he stayed within the track, and backed⛄ people up in a clever tactical way🎃.

“But I thought some of the stuff with Lewis…

“🌟When you𝔍 are running off the track and taking the other car with you, it’s not particularly sporting.

“You’ve got to play the game. But you’ve a🃏lso got to be fair to the other competitors.”

Magnussen gave a frank interview afterwards admitting to trying to assist teammate Nico Hulkenberg into a p﷽oints finish.

"All the penalties were well deserve💙d - no doubt about it,” Magnussen said.

“But I had to play the game again.”

Hamilton re✃sponded: “I think that’s really honest of him and I think that’s pretty cool.”

Natalie Pinkham, who interviewed Magnussen, reacted on the Sky F1 podcast: "I was surpr༒ised because I’m used to drivers saying ‘not my fault, mate!’

"I’m torn on this because I am a big K-Mag fan. He’s a gre💙at guy.

"To♛ hear him be so candid 🥃and honest was refreshing.

"To hear Lewis’ response surprised me more. He said: ‘Fair play,𓂃 I respect his honesty, I didn’t have a problem with it’.

"If Lewis doesn’t have a problem with🗹 it, then I certainly don’t.

"I don’t make the rules. I enjoyed seeing them tou✱gh it out!"

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