AUSTIN -- Kevin Magnussen has been handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Sergio Perez in Q1, something Haas says was caused by a miscommunication from its pit wall.
Perez was left furious with Magnussen in Q1 after the Dane slowed dramatically at Turn 11, forcing the Force India driver to lift off and raise his arm in protest. Perez then swore at Magnussen over the radio and said he is "always the same" and "so unprofessional".
The stewards did not take long to hand out a punishment to Magnussen; a three-place grid drop, although the Haas driver qualified at the back of the pack anyway.