Formula 1: After crash – F1 driver banned

Kevin Magnussen will miss the upcoming Formula 1 race in Baku. Following an incident with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, the Danish driver received two penalty points, taking his total to twelve penalty points.

This automatically results in a race ban, which excludes Magnussen from the next race.

The incident occurred in the second half of the race when Magnussen attempted an aggressive maneuver to overtake Gasly and collided with the Frenchman, leading to an investigation by the race stewards.

During the race, Magnussen received a ten-second penalty, which was included in the final result at Monza but did not change his position. After the race, however, the stewards gave him two penalty points.

In their justification, the race stewards explained that Magnussen's maneuver against Gasly was not controlled and safe. He therefore bears full responsibility for the incident. This assessment ultimately led to his suspension.

The Haas team can in principle appeal against the decision – but if this is unsuccessful, Magnussen will have to sit out the Grand Prix in Baku (15 September).

Magnussen was already completely unhappy with the ten-second penalty in the race. “We were simply racing, I don't know why penalties are being thrown around like that,” said Magnussen at Heaven: “I have spoken to the stewards so many times, I still don't understand how the rules work. It seems as if the penalties are given arbitrarily. If an action like this is penalized, then they don't want to see racing. It doesn't make sense.”

It is still unclear who would replace Magnussen in Baku at such short notice. One option, however, is certainly Oliver Bearman. The Formula 2 driver, who will replace the Dane at Haas in 2025 anyway, has already gained Formula 1 experience for Ferrari in Jeddah.

Bearman made his Formula 1 debut for Ferrari in March, when he stepped in for the ill Carlos Sainz in Saudi Arabia and immediately finished in the points.

While Magnussen now has to bear the consequences of his accident, Charles Leclerc celebrated an impressive victory at the Italian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver won the home race in Monza and gave the fans a memorable triumph.

Leclerc won an exciting race against McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

With Sports Information Service (SID)