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Nico Hulkenberg doesn’t “understand the fuss” around the antics in Miami that have placed Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen on the verge of a Formula 1 race ban. Magnussen was punished multiple times during the Miami Grand Prix weekend to put the Dane two penalty points from being on 12 across a rolling 12-month period. The […]
During the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Magnussen received multiple penalties, putting him just two penalty points away from reaching 12 within a 12-month period. McLaren boss Andrea Stella suggested that Magnussen deserved to miss a race due to his “unsportsmanlike” driving against Lewis Hamilton in the Sprint race. The stewards at the Miami International Autodrome cleared Magnussen of misconduct but recommended that the FIA tighten regulations on repeat offenses. Despite Haas battling with RB for seventh place in the Constructors’ Championship, Hulkenberg admitted he was not surprised by his teammate’s behavior. Hulkenberg disagreed with Magnussen’s claim that his aggressive driving was solely to protect his position, believing that Magnussen was also fighting for personal gain. Hulkenberg, who will move to Sauber in 2025, suggested that the FIA should review and potentially revise the penalty points system. He also proposed the possibility of reevaluating the consequences of accumulating penalty points, including the idea of a driver having to sit out a race weekend.
