(Motorsports news) In his race against Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, the Haas driver was given three different penalties for cutting the track and taking the lead.

Magnussen’s driving style was similar to those he employed in Saudi Arabia earlier in the season, where he was penalized but was still able to defend well enough to allow teammate Nico Hulkenberg to secure a point-paying position.

After the race, Magnussen spoke with Sky Sports F1 and said, “I started using these stupid tactics, which I don’t like doing, but at the end of the day, I did my job as a team player.” He also stated that “all the penalties were well deserved.”

Magnussen was given three 10-second penalties for his infractions and was then called before the stewards to discuss whether his antics in the TV pen qualified as unsportsmanlike behavior.

As per the stewards’ report, the driver expressed his belief that he had the right to race with Car 44 in the manner he did and expressed his willingness to accept the standard penalties that would have been imposed on him for any infractions that happened during his battle for position.

He also believed that creating a space between himself and the vehicles in front of him was legal and that it was usual for a driver to do this in order to support a teammate during a race.

“He never once considered that what he was doing was improper or unsportsmanlike in any manner.

“He highlighted that the Stewards would typically not increase the severity of the penalties for repeat offences.”

Change of rules inbound?

The stewards came to the conclusion that Magnussen should not face any further consequences because there was “no clear evidence of an intention to behave in a manner that can be said to be unsportsmanlike” and because the bar for finding unsportsmanlike behavior is high.

However, the stewards “disagreed” with “the way in which Car 20 was driven,” according to the report, which made this clear.

Additionally, the report said that discussions will be held regarding changes to regulations that would give stewards more authority to punish drivers more severely, in light of Magnussen’s repeated transgressions.

The report went on, saying that going ahead, the stewards would have to think about whether, in suitable circumstances, particularly where there are repeated infractions, the penalty for each infraction should be raised in order to deter situations like the ones we discovered today.

“This is something that we will raise explicitly with the FIA and the stewarding team.”

Also read: Renault’s F1 troubles have showed about failures in the works team