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‘We can't have accountants in F1', says Steiner on penalty

Haas Formula 1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner says he would repeat the squad’s formation lap gamble again, believing such a move enhances the action for spectators. Haas called both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean into the pits at the end of a damp formation lap in Hungary to put both on slick tyres. Magnussen and Grosjean rose to third and fourth respectively when rivals pitted during the early stages of the race, with the Dane eventually going on to classify ninth. But stewards deemed post-race that the team had been in contravention of a Technical Directive relating to radio messages being issued on the formation lap. Related Posts Dominant Quartararo streaks to second...
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