Kevin Magnussen branded 'idiot' and useless' after latest F1 mistake

Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle has branded Kevin Magnussen’s incident with Logan Sargeant at the Miami Grand Prix “silly” and “unnecessary”.

Magnussen had an eventful weekend in Miami with numerous visits to the stewards office.

The Dane was handed four penalties during the sprint race following his aggressive wheel-to-wheel duel with Lewis Hamilton.

Things didn’t improve for the Haas driver on race day as he was handed another 10-second penalty and two penalty points for a collision with Sargeant.

These incidents leave Magnuseen with 10 penalty points for the 12-month period, leaving him two points short of a racing ban.

Magnussen is fighting for his future in F1 with Oliver Bearman set to join the team in place of Nico Hulkenberg, while Haas has a number of options in the driver market.

In his post-Miami GP column, Brundle assessed Magnussen’s antics.

“Kevin Magnussen must have been exasperated by the number of times he found himself in the stewards’ office after each of the two races,” he wrote.

“He presented an extremely aggressive defense against Hamilton during the sprint, sometimes over the limit but nevertheless applauded even by Hamilton.

“But during the race, Magnussen’s crash with Sargeant was just stupid and unnecessary, and created yet another pile of broken parts for the Williams team which is having a pretty nightmarish start to 2024.”

Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-24 and Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing…

Magnussen continues to underperform compared to his teammate Hulkenberg in terms of performance.

However, he continued to play the team game, his defense often allowing Hülkenberg to escape and score points.

Reflecting on his weekend in Miami, Magnussen conceded: “Again, not a good day. Hopefully I can get some clarification on things in the future.