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 »
5y 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...
5y 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...
5y ago from F1i.com

Haas retired Magnussen due to headache from gearbox...

Imola Grand Prix – Haas opted to retire Kevin Magnussen from the...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Gearbox issue to blame for Haas Q1 disappointment

Kevin Magnussen believes he may have missed out on Q2 during qualifying...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA confirmed to miss opening IndyCar round

PREMA will not be present for this weekend’s season-opening round of...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Ticket design for 110th Indianapolis 500 unveiled

The ticket design for this upcoming May’s 110th running of the...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Looking at the books

Morning. Thanks to Andrew A for filling in yesterday, for the 83rd time...
24m ago from Arseblog.com

Sources: Arsenal and Chelsea targeting move for...

At just 18 years old, Honest Ahanor has emerged as one of the most...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd scouts busy as 18-year-old...

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal could renew interest in 250k-a-week 'machine',...

Leon Goretzka continues to be linked with a move away from Bayern Munich...
15h 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.