Magnussen was handed a 10-second penalty within the early laps after contact with Alex Albon, successfully ruining his personal race.
Nevertheless, Haas was then in a position to make use of him to decelerate rivals whereas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg – certainly one of solely 4 drivers who didn’t cease below the security automotive – opened up a pitstop window that in the end allowed him to safe tenth place.
What riled RB was not simply the blocking ways however the truth that having landed his first penalty Magnussen had nothing to lose. He then gained a bonus by passing Tsunoda off monitor, selecting up an additional 10-second penalty.
“We began him on the medium tyre, and when the security automotive got here out, pitted him for the exhausting compound,” mentioned Permane of Tsunoda’s race. “What then occurred was just a little troublesome to take.
“Magnussen drove off the monitor to intentionally put himself in entrance of Yuki after which slowed him down by as much as two seconds a lap, which allowed Hulkenberg, who hadn’t stopped but, to create a spot and naturally pit in entrance of all of the automobiles behind.
“That, to me, doesn’t appear right, and is the very definition of unsportsmanlike behaviour. I’m positive we and different groups will speak to the FIA about it for future races.”
Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Group VCARB 01 battles with Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24
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Group principal Laurent Mekies was equally pissed off by the transfer.
“Yuki was combating for what may have been a P10 end,” mentioned the Frenchman. “He was then handed by Magnussen, who reduce the monitor to take action after which slowed down the entire pack to let his team-mate open a spot to pit in entrance of all of us.
“It made the penalty imposed on Magnussen meaningless, because it destroyed Yuki’s race.”
Tsunoda admitted he was irritated with himself for permitting Magnussen to go.
“It was fairly irritating, most likely my mistake was I let Kevin by,” he mentioned. “However on the identical time he overtook me [with] 4 wheels outdoors [of the track].
“Okay, he obtained a 20-second penalty, however he was cruising round. In order that felt a bit unfair, however on the identical time fact is I additionally let him go. In order that was my mistake.
“I believe if I may have performed a 100% job, I believe I may reserve it and attempt to overtake the automotive in entrance.”
Yuki Tsunoda, Visa Money App RB F1 Group
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Through the race Tsunoda additionally accused Magnussen of “harmful driving” after the Haas squeezed him on the exit of Flip 2.
“I can perceive his perspective,” he mentioned. “He helped the group to attain factors, he simply tried to do no matter he can do to avoid wasting the place.
“He was fairly harmful, and I virtually crashed in Flip 2. I would not say it was honest, however I’ve to grasp his combat.”
Requested if it was irritating to combat a driver with nothing to lose, he mentioned it was a tough scenario to face.
“I can’t overtake and smash the automotive,” he mentioned. “The place we’re combating is at all times fairly troublesome, however at identical time these are issues to be a greater driver, I’ve to nonetheless overtake him.
“I would not say it was straightforward, and nonetheless it was actually exhausting to be on the monitor. However I believe there are a whole lot of issues on the identical time the place I can do a greater job than that, so I’ve to simply accept it.”