Magnussen's "exceptional" infringements result in three penalty points

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Kevin Magnussen has been given three penalty points on his licence after the stewards described his string of infringements in the sprint race as "exceptional circumstances."

The Haas driver remains under investigation for "unsportsmanlike behaviour" after he collected four penalties for leaving the track during the sprint race.

Three of those were 10-second time penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, which Magnussen did while fighting Lewis Hamilton for position. The stewards noted that "the penalty guidelines for such infringements… provide a baseline of a 10 second penalty with zero penalty points."

However, they said the guidelines also state: "The points indicated are intended to be the norm for a particular offence. The stewards may vary these, taking into account mitigating or aggravating circumstances. However, the authority of the stewards to increase the points assessed is intended to be used only in exceptional circumstances."

"Taking into account the fact that this was the third instance of leaving the track and gaining an advantage in a single session, which we considered to be an aggravating circumstance, we impose three penalty points."

The sanction leaves Magnussen on a total of eight penalty points. He will not lose any of those before the season ends, meaning he will receive an automatic ban if he collects four more penalty points this year.

Speaking before the penalty points were issued, Magnussen said the time penalties were justifies, and that he had been trying to help his team mate Nico Hulkenberg by keeping Hamilton behind.

This article will be updated.

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