F1 teams to debate rule-change to harsher penalties for cutting the track

Antics like Kevin Magnussen's in Miami could 🌠be punisꦺhed more harshly in future

Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Sprint and
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Miami,…

F1 teams will reportedly discuss a rule-change at Imola to bring in tougher penalties for drivers who deliberately cut the 🦩track.

Haas’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen drew criticisܫm in Miami fo💛r his aggressive defensive tactics.

Magnussen was hit with three 10-second time penalties for leaving the track an🃏d gaining an advantage byඣ keeping Lewis Hamilton behind him.

He also received a five-secon⛄d time penalty for leaving the track again for no reason.

Magnussen later admitted his methods were to bolster teammate Nico Hulkenberg’s hopes of scoring ꧃points.

The FIA wants to bring in harsher penaltie𓃲s to prevent F1 drivers repeating Magnussen’s antics, report.

A drive-through - forcing the driver to pit an🎀d give up his position within two laps of his offence - is on the table.

The tougher penalty would be dished out when a driver offends repeatedly, and stewards susp🔜ect he is doing it intentionally.

It will be a topic of discussion between teams,☂ stewards and the FIA at Friday’s team 🧔managers’ meeting at the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Karun Chandhok criticised Magnussen’s tactics in Miami: “When you are running off the tꦑrack and taking the other car with you, it’s not parꦉticularly sporting.

“You’ve got to play the game. But you’ve also got to be fair to 🌱the other competitors.”

Magnussen was also criticised his former boss Guenꦉther Steiner: “It has to be fair play. You can be aggressive, b🌄ut we’ve seen this game for the second time [Jeddah also].

“ꦡAs a driver, you can’t be proud if you ruin someone else’s race.”

Martin Brundle’s assessment was: “He put up a supremely aggressive defence ag꧙ainst Hamilton in the Sprint, sometimes over the limit but nevertheless applauded even by Hamilton.

"But in ไthe rꦺace Magnussen's crash with Sargeant was just silly and unnecessary.”

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