News Details

Haas couldn't fix K-Mag's car without a penalty

Guenther Steiner has revealed Haas had to choose between a penalty or leaving Kevin Magnussen's gearbox as it was in Parc Ferme at Imola. They chose the latter. Magnussen retired from Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a severe headache. The Danish driver, racing in his final season with Haas, had a upshift problem that materialised in qualifying. Given that the cars cannot be changed between qualifying and the grand prix, Haas had to choose between a penalty or leaving the problem as it was. Telling the team that he was 'getting a massive headache from these upshifts, it's like a massive kick in the head every time', Haas eventually retired Magnussen's car. LAP 49/63 Kevin...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Magnussen had ‘massive headache' from faulty...

Kevin Magnussen has revealed that a malfunctioning gearbox was to blame...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Haas gearbox issue at Imola gave Magnussen 'massive...

A gearbox issue literally went to Kevin Magnussen's head in the Emilia...
4y ago from F1i.com

Haas retired Magnussen due to headache from gearbox...

Imola Grand Prix – Haas opted to retire Kevin Magnussen from the...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Gearbox issue to blame for Haas Q1 disappointment

Kevin Magnussen believes he may have missed out on Q2 during qualifying...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Detroit GP expected to remain downtown amid potential...

Following the conclusion of the Detroit Grand Prix, organizers have...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Redemption for Ogier

One year on from losing victory on the final stage of Rally Italia...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Chelsea hold talks in recent days over Liverpool...

Chelsea have had contacts with Ajax in the last few days about a potential...
55m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Explained: Leroy Sane has written transfer offer from...

Arsenal have made a written offer to Leroy Sane as he mulls over his...
45m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal risk missing out on priority target as rival...

Arsenal are reportedly facing the risk of missing out on their priority...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: Manchester United among four PL clubs chasing...

Manchester United are among four Premier League clubs eyeing up a...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.