P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Kevin Magnussen is serving a race ban at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend after accumulating too many F1 penalty points.
Alex Albon expressed his confusion over the fact that Kevin Magnussen’s penalty points were reset after serving his race ban in Azerbaijan. According to the rule in place since 2014, any driver accumulating 12 penalty points within 12 months faces an automatic race ban. Magnussen received his 12th point in Italy and was replaced by Oliver Bearman for the Baku Grand Prix. Albon criticized the fairness of the penalty point system, stating that drivers believe the punishment should be delivered during the race itself. He highlighted instances where Magnussen’s violations seemed under-penalized and questioned the logic of resetting points after a race ban. Albon’s comments suggest widespread discontent among drivers regarding the current penalty system in Formula 1.
