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Haas admits “too much risk” led to Magnussen's US GP DSQ

Kevin Magnussen was disqualified from the United States Grand Prix because the Haas Formula 1 squad took “too much risk” with its fuel usage, says team boss Gunther Steiner. Magnussen was excluded from the Austin results for exceeding the 105kg fuel limit by just 170 grams, after finishing sandwiched between the Force India duo of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez in ninth place. Steiner has since admitted Haas knew it was on the limit of F1’s fuel regulations and was hoping the issue would have been eased if Magnussen had been lapped by race-winner Kimi Raikkonen - a scenario which did not unfold. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  “We used too much fuel, to say the obvious,” Steiner...
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