Kevin Magnussen has been handed his second reprimand of the season after stewards deemed that he drove unnecessarily slowly during qualifying in Brazil.
Magnussen was judged to have driven below the minimum delta time as outlined in the pre-event notes, though stewards took into account the tricky weather conditions and the Dane’s “particular care” not to impede rivals in Q2.
However, as other drivers managed to avoid a similar offence, stewards slapped Magnussen with a reprimand.
As it is his second reprimand for a driving-related transgression it means that he will pick up a 10-place penalty for Abu Dhabi should he collect another reprimand in Sunday’s race, or during practice/qualifying at Yas Marina.
Williams’ Sergey Sirotkin was also investigated for the same offence.
Stewards deemed that Sirotkin did not drive in an unsafe manner but still exceeded the delta time, which for the “majority of the time was due to a set-up error.”
He was also reprimanded – his first of the season.
