am I the only one that didn't know you could get banned in F1 for penalty points well Kevin Magnuson just hit the limit and it's shaking up the grid hos driver Kevin Magnuson will miss the aeran Grand Prix after exceeding the allowed penalty points on his license a 10-second penalty and two points for a collision with Pierre gazley at the Italian Grand Prix brought his total to 12 points in a year triggering an automatic race ban Magnus disagrees with the penalty calling it a racing incident he argues that minimal contact and no damage should not discourage competitive driving hos is yet to announce his replacement for the Baku race with potential candidates including Oliver bman and Reserve driver Petro faldi this incident marks a historic moment as Magnuson becomes the first driver banned under the penalty point system implemented in 2014 the F1 Community is buzzing with debate on the fairness of the decision stay tuned for updates as this story unfolds