Miami stewards will propose changes to the FIA ​​after Magnussen’s acquittal

Kevin Magnussen received up to four different penalties in his fight with Lewis Hamilton. during the Formula One Miami Grand Prix sprint race, three of them for running off the track and gaining an advantage.

The Danish driver’s driving was a repeat of the tactics he had already used in Saudi Arabia earlier in the season, where: After receiving a penalty, he defended to the extreme, allowing his teammate Nico Hulkenberg to strengthen his position. in the field of glasses. And again the German was able to score in the USA.

After the sprint race, Magnussen told Sky Sports F1 that “All punishments were deserved”and added: “I started using these stupid tactics that I don’t like doing, but in the end I did my job as a team player.”

After receiving three 10-second penalties for his infractions, the Haas driver was summoned by the FIA ​​stewards to determine given his comments on television, his maneuvers amounted to unsportsmanlike conduct.

Here’s how the stewards explained it in a statement: “The driver (Magnussen) explained candidly that he believed he had the right to race against the number 44 car (Hamilton) in the way he did and that he was willing to accept what he considered to be the standard sanctions that would be imposed for any infractions that occurred while jockeying for position“.

“He was also of the opinion that creating a gap between himself and the cars in front of him was entirely within the rules and that It was not uncommon for drivers to try to help their teammate by doing so during the race.“.

“He never once thought that what he was doing was wrong or unsportsmanlike. He stressed that commission members usually do not increase the severity of sanctions for repeat offenses.“, they continued.

The stewards therefore concluded that “there was no clear evidence of intent to behave in an unsportsmanlike manner” and since the bar has been set for determining what actions are unsportsmanlike, no further action should be taken against the player. driver 31 years old. However, his report noted that “They disagreed” with “the way No. 20 was driving.”

And given Magnussen’s relapse, stewards suggested that negotiations would be held to change the rules to offer them more powers to increase penalties for pilots.

“In the future, commissioners will have to consider whether In appropriate situations, especially in cases of repeated violations, the sanctions applied for each violation should be increased to prevent the occurrence of situations similar to those we are faced with today.. This is something that we will definitely discuss with the FIA ​​and the team of stewards,” concluded the judges of the Miami Grand Prix.