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Steiner stands by shady Hungarian GP strategy call

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says that a given a chance he would repeat the bold formation lap strategy call that warranted a time penalty for his drivers in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Haas called in both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean at the end of the event's formation lap in order to switch its cars from wet to dry tyres, betting on a quick improvement of track conditions. The gamble paid off for Magnussen who finished ninth on the road, but after the race the Hungarian Grand Prix stewards deemed the early strategy call a breach of Article 27.1 of the F1 sporting regulations, which states "The driver must drive the car alone and unaided". Magnussen: Haas VF20 not yet...
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