F1 driver could be banned following 'over the line' incident with Lewis Hamilton

One F1 driver could be banned following an ‘over the line’ incident with Lewis Hamilton at the Miami GP.

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was involved in a heated battle with seven times world champion Hamilton during the sprint race.

In the 19-lap race, which had several incidents, the pair battled for the final point, as Haas deployed tactics to ensure they secured it.

Magnussen, who was one place behind Nico Hulkenberg, picked up three different penalties for his antics – which totalled 30 seconds overall.

The penalties were a result of his efforts to stay in front of Hamilton, which led to him running off the track on multiple different occasions.

All the penalties were well deserved – no doubt about it,” Magnussen told Sky Sports F1. “But I had to play the game again.

“I was in a very good position behind Nico there. In the beginning of the race, I gained a lot of positions and was up in P8.

Then Nico cut the chicane and I lost the DRS. Nico could have given that back to give me the DRS to protect because then we would have easily been P7 and P8.

“Instead, I was really vulnerable to Lewis. Started fighting with him like crazy and I had to just create the gap like I did in Jeddah.

“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 and Nico scored his points because I got that gap for him so Lewis and Tsunoda couldn’t catch him.

“Not the way I like to go racing at all, but it was what I had to do today.”