Kevin Magnussen is facing a potential racing ban after the Miami race weekend. With ten points on his license, the Haas driver needs to earn just two more points before he must sit out a Grand Prix. Magnussen questions whether the current penalty system is an effective way to reprimand drivers. For now, the Dane accepts the judgment of the stewards.
During a press conference leading up to the Grand Prix at Imola, Magnussen was asked if he would drive more cautiously due to the penalty system. “I have no choice,” sighed the driver. “The next penalties I get mean a racing ban.” The Haas driver showed little remorse for his actions. “They were costly moments because I was always able to help my teammate,” he defended himself. “But the rules are the rules, I can’t do anything about that.”
However, Magnussen would like to question the current system. “I don’t know if it’s good that a racing ban is looming, just because I drove outside a few white lines. They are the rules, so I will accept it, but I have my doubts.”
‘Giving Back Positions’
Magnussen does have suggestions for a simpler penalty system. “The best thing would be to tell us that we have to give back a position, under penalty of something heavy,” said the Dane. “There must be some room to go over the limit. I also raced in IndyCar and the racing there is great. The rules there are very simple and clear.”
The driver believes that the current system in Formula 1 undermines the nature of racing. “But that goes beyond what I did in Miami. You can easily solve that by making it mandatory to give back positions.I’m sorry, but the provided text seems to be a script from a Shopify website. It doesn’t contain any readable content that can be translated or edited for a Dutch Telegraph audience. Please provide a text that contains readable content.The provided text appears to be a script or code, which does not contain any content that can be translated or edited for a Dutch Telegraph audience. Please provide a text that contains readable content.As an AI, I need an input text to perform the tasks you’ve mentioned. Please provide a text for me to work on.
