During the race in Jeddah, after receiving a penalty for the Albon incident, Kevin Magnussen lost his chances of earning points and decided to help his teammate. The Dane overtook Yuki Tsunoda off the track, but did not regain the position, but slowed down, preventing the competitors gathered behind him from overtaking him and giving Nico Hulkenberg the opportunity to create the necessary gap. Yes, Magnussen received a penalty for this, but Hulkenberg, with his help, brought Haas F1 the first point of the season.
Commenting on the situation in Melbourne on Thursday, Williams driver Alex Albon suggested that drivers would be required to give back their position when leaving the track.
Adex Albon: “Everyone would do this if he were Kevin. If you are fined, but there is a chance to help your partner, this will definitely happen.
On a circuit like Monaco, where you can only compete for position at the chicane and cut it off every time someone tries to overtake you, it will be very easy to create a gap.
I believe that the only solution is to force the driver to regain the position he gained by leaving the track, with penalties more severe than a time penalty of five or ten seconds. I clearly remember George Russell’s actions in Monza. And you can get back a five or ten second penalty while driving a fast car quite quickly.
Previously this matter was left to the discretion of the teams and riders – they decided whether to give back the position or receive a penalty, but in such a situation I would require the rider to give it back.”
Source: F1 News
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