Pierre Gasly has referred to as upon the Italian Grand Prix stewards to reverse Kevin Magnussen’s one-race Formulation 1 ban after their incident led to the Dane reaching the utmost penalty factors on his superlicence.
The 2 made a small diploma of contact after going into the Variante della Roggia facet by facet, which led to neither driver making the nook. Magnussen later handed Gasly on his run to ninth on the flag which turned tenth after a 10-second penalty was utilized for his involvement within the incident.
Magnussen subsequently had two penalty points applied to his superlicence, which took him as much as the 12 required to set off a race ban – he had already collected 10 factors earlier this season.
Gasly felt that the final word contact was “nothing” and “a little bit of wheel to wheel”. He added that he could be blissful to go to the stewards and encourage them to roll again the choice on Magnussen’s behalf.
“Truthfully, this was nothing. The entire afternoon we have been lifeless gradual. We actually must get on prime of it as a result of I actually believed we might have extra potential within the race and it was quite a bit more durable,” Gasly mentioned.
“Somebody instructed me he bought a 10-second penalty. I am a bit shocked by that as a result of he tried, but it surely was a little bit of wheel to wheel and ultimately, I actually did not lose any time. I am a bit shocked.
“I hope in some way they will revert on that as a result of that can could be undoubtedly unfair. I will be blissful to do it [vouch for Magnussen with the stewards] – I will see what I can do. That may really feel very unfair for the incident that it was.”
Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24, Pierre Gasly, Alpine A524
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
Fernando Alonso additionally added his sympathies to Magnussen’s predicament, feeling that among the factors Magnussen had accrued weren’t according to the preliminary rationale in clamping down on harmful driving.
He accepted that though the time penalties have been essential, the added ache of penalty factors for what he thought of minor infractions was obscure.
“100% [I feel sympathy] as a result of penalty factors, as we mentioned many occasions, ought to be for harmful driving. One thing that could be a hazard for the game and for the others,” Alonso mentioned.
“And I believe a few these factors that he accrued, I am undecided, I haven’t got the checklist right here, however typically it is simply pitlane white line, unsafe releases, all these sort of issues.
“That is a part of racing, this can be a drive-through, this can be a five-second penalty. I perceive the racing penalties, however the security penalties is a little bit bit more durable to know.”
Haas workforce principal Ayao Komatsu was cautious to not touch upon Magnussen’s ban, noting that it was an “accumulation of factors” and that “I really feel like I ought to focus on these immediately with stewards, slightly than saying sure issues in public.”
