Kevin Magnussen believes the FIA is easily manipulated after race director ordered Dane to change damaged front wing during Canadian GP
After starting fifth, Kevin Magnussen finished the Canadian Grand Prix in 17th place, making it five races in a row without a point. The Haas Dane's race was greatly hindered by a front wing change early in the race, which dropped him to the back of the pack.
Magnussen damaged his front wing after a collision with Lewis Hamilton on the first lap. The Haas driver was riding in the top-10 and with pace until he received a black and orange flag from race direction, indicating that he should replace the broken part.
"I had a little bit of contact, nothing serious. It scratched my front wing a little bit and then I was instructed to stop," Kevin stated.
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Esteban Ocon, who was behind Magnussen with the Alpine at the start of the race, commented on the radio that it would be dangerous if the front wing piece came loose and hit a driver through the helmet. Magnussen believes that the race management's decision was a disproportionate reaction.
"I was talking to Ocon now and he was just joking about the way he talked to the FIA that it was ugly. If you know you can influence the FIA like that, you're going to do it, right? That's what he did. But you have to let us drive with this shit, it's nothing. I was on pace, the car was good, the front wing was secure, nothing was broken. Remember Jeddah last year, Lewis Hamilton won the race without half a front wing. Which I thought was right. Let us race if we can," he concluded.
Magnussen is 12th in the Drivers' World Championship with 15 points. Haas, which besides the Dane in 17th, had Mick Schumacher retire, is ninth among the Constructors.