Magnussen called to stewards over Leclerc FP1 block
Kevin Magnussen has been summoned by the Formula 1 race stewards in Spain following an alleged block on Charles Leclerc at the end of opening practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday morning.
In the closing minutes of FP1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Leclerc was seen to be gaining on a slow-moving Magnussen quickly heading along the main straight on the run to Turn 1, only to be squeezed on the right-hand side of the track by the Haas driver.
Kevin Magnussen has been summoned by the Formula 1 race stewards in Spain following an alleged block on Charles Leclerc at the end of opening practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday morning.
In the closing minutes of FP1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Leclerc was seen to be gaining on a slow-moving Magnussen quickly heading along the main straight on the run to Turn 1, only to be squeezed on the right-hand side of the track by the Haas driver.
The move prompted an angry response from Leclerc, who told Sauber that Magnussen "needs to understand that he's not alone on-track".
"Honestly... I mean… he’s on a slow lap and he stays on the line," Leclerc said. "Every time it’s him. Every time."
The FIA stewards issued a statement 30 minutes after the end of FP1 calling for Magnussen's presence at 1:15pm local time over an alleged block for an "unnecessary impeding" of Leclerc and "a potential dangerous manoeuvre".
This marks Magnussen's latest call before the stewards regarding driving standards, having received a 10-second time penalty for a collision with Pierre Gasly in the final few laps of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago.
