“Gap Was Not Big Enough” – F1 Expert Holds Kevin Magnussen Responsible for Disastrous Crash With Sergio Perez in Monaco

Kevin Magnussen’s opening lap lunge on Sergio Perez on the 2024 Monaco GP wreaked havoc, inflicting a large collision between the 2 which additionally took out his Haas teammate Nico Hulkenberg. The latter blamed Magnussen, as did Perez, each of whom deemed the try pointless. One of many fundamental the reason why Perez holds him accountable is the shortage of house Magnussen had, and F1 skilled Tim Hauraney agrees.

On the newest episode of the Nailing the Apex podcast, Hauraney mentioned,

“In the event you take a look at simply how a lot house there was for him to place his automobile there, I imply, even when there was a niche, proper, that hole continues to be not sufficiently big and broad sufficient.”

He provides the trendy F1 automobiles are manner too massive, and identified that the a part of the circuit the place the Haas driver tried the transfer, was not perfect for overtakes. “Even on the opening lap when the floor shouldn’t be as soiled, there’s not as many marbles offline. It’s nonetheless not likely a spot you may go to move.”

For Haas, Magnussen’s mistake was extraordinarily pricey. It added insult to damage after their disqualification from Qualifying the day earlier.

The stewards discovered the American outfit responsible of technical infringements, on account of which each Magnussen and Hulkenberg began from the again of the grid. They have been already out of competition for the factors. However each automobiles crashing out on lap one was a foul search for the Kannapolis-based staff.

It was additionally a giant shunt for Perez, who admitted that he was relieved that he walked away from the incident. There have been photographers on the opposite aspect of the barrier into which he crashed. And one in all them was even reported to be injured.

Nevertheless, the FIA was lenient on Magnussen, who escaped a penalty. The Dane, alternatively, refuses to see the place he went incorrect.

Kevin Magnussen refusing to imagine blame for the Monaco GP incident with Sergio Perez

Magnussen already has 10 penalty factors to his superlicense. So, if the stewards selected handy him one other two in Monaco, he could be compelled to overlook out on the Canadian GP in two weeks.

Nevertheless, within the 31-year-old’s eyes, he was by no means at fault to start with.

As quoted by Sky Sports, he mentioned,

“From my perspective, I had a great a part of my entrance on Perez’s rear and when he went to the wall I bought pushed to the wall and made contact with him. From my perspective, I used to be there, and I bought squeezed to the wall.”

Perez was shocked, not solely by the stewards’ resolution to not penalize him, however at Magnussen’s perspective. Perez maintains his stance that the Danish driver was responsible. Fortunately, nevertheless, all three concerned within the accident escaped unscathed. Placing the blame recreation behind, their focus will shift onto the following race.