“Who am I to complain?” Kevin Magnussen refuses to call out Nyck de Vries for collision at the Canadian GP

Kevin Magnussen refrains from blaming Nyck de Vries following collision at 2023 Canadian Grand Prix.

“Who am I to complain?” Kevin Magnussen refuses to call out Nyck de Vries for collision at the Canadian GP

Kevin Magnussen (Image credit: Autosport.com) and Nyck de Vries (Image credit: Crash.net)

Nyck de Vries attempted a move over Kevin Magnussen on turn 1 of the Circuit Giles Villeneuve, as they were no space, both went wide. This allowed George Russell to surpass both cars. This battle continued onto turn 4, where both the drivers drifted into the run-off area, shutting any hopes of points finish. The Haas driver, however, downplayed the significance of the collision.

Magnussen told the media that Nyck De Vries was racing aggressively, and he had no reason to complain about it. According to Dane, the problem arose when De Vries missed his braking point in Turn 3, causing them both to be involved in the collision. Magnussen also mentioned that De Vries had the inside line initially but ended up breaking too late and could not make the corner.

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“He was racing pretty hard, that’s for sure. But who am I to complain about that? I think the problem was he missed his braking in Turn 3 and took me with him. He had the inside but then outbraked himself and couldn’t make the corner,” Magnussen said.

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Nyck de Vries avoids blaming Kevin Magnussen for the turn-four incident

AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries (Image credit: The race)

The scrap between Kevin Magnussen and Nyck de Vries for the 12th position did not result well for both drivers at the Canadian GP. After running in P11 and P12, Kevin and Nyck ruined any chances of a points finish for their respective teams. AlphaTauri and Haas both would have relished a few moments. However, Nyck de Vries held no grudges against the Haas driver.

De Vries described his and Magnussen’s competitive battle through Turns one and two. He mentioned his momentum and Magnussen’s attempt to counter his move near the curb. However, the Dutchman clarified that he did not blame Magnussen and considered it a normal part of racing. He concluded that the incident was simply a racing incident.

“I felt like I had the momentum and thought I kind of had him, but then he almost went for the grass, on the kerb to get me back. But I don’t blame him, that’s part of the game. It was a racing incident, nothing more or less,” De Vries said.

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