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Steiner "tired" of Magnussen critics

10:15, 09 Oct 2018

byBobby Vincent

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is "tired" of drivers criticising Kevin Magnussen, following the Haas driver's clash with Charles Leclerc at the weekend.

Magnussen's Haas was clipped by Leclerc and the Dane sustained a left-rear puncture, which forced the driver to retire from the race.

The stewards did investigate the decision but deemed that Leclerc had moved slightly to the right before Magnussen took the decision to defend his racing line.

Leclerc and Frederic Vasseur had heavily criticised the Haas driver for this, but his boss is "tired" of his driver being blamed for the situation.

"Nobody explained why he (Leclerc) is upset," Steiner said. "What is he upset for? Kevin didn't brake. He didn't push him off. Kevin moved over to his line and he ran into him, what can he do? Just let him by?

"He (Leclerc) needs to judge what he can do and cannot do and don't be upset with anybody. He (Magnussen) didn't run into the side of him, he was clearly in front because he did move in front of him but he didn't break (the line) anymore so took a risk. He (Leclerc) knew it.

"(The criticism) is more of the same again and I am getting quite tired of this, it is more of the same, if they have a problem with him they just blame him for it. Anyway, it is quite normal."