Over the past 16 races, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has accumulated 12 penalty points in 12 months. He received his first penalty points (3) for the 2024 season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on March 9th. He received his last set of penalty points (2) at the Italian Grand Prix on September 1st, 2024. Due to reaching 12 penalty points (the maximum allowed), he will not race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, and becomes the first person since Romain Grosjean in 2012 to sit out a race due to being banned.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Kevin Magnussen received his first three penalty points at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for colliding Williams' Alex Albon. Magnussen was also given a 10-second time penalty. In Document 45, the FIA said Magnussen was "wholly or predominantly to blame" for not giving Albon space causing the cars to collide. Magnussen's Baku replacement, Oliver Bearman, was also racing at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for Ferrari - replacing the unwell Carlos Sainz. Bearman placed 7th while Magnussen placed 12th.
Chinese Grand Prix
On April 21st, 2024 at the Chinese Grand Prix, Magnussen received two more penalty points. He and Yuki Tsunoda collided causing Tsunoda to retire after the collision. Magnussen placed 15th while Tsunoda Did Not Finish. Along with receiving two more points (a total of 5 in 12 months), Magnussen also received a 10-second time penalty. He was found "predominantly to blame for the collision" (Document 66).
Miami Grand Prix
The Miami Grand Prix took place May 3rd-5th. During the sprint race weekend, Magnussen received penalty points during both races. In the Sprint race, he received 3 penalty points (a total of 8 for 12 months). Magnussen received three points for going off of the track and staying off, keeping his position in front of car Lewis Hamilton. In Document 52, the FIA notes that the penalty is usually a time penalty only but that because it was Magnussen's third time off the track (while also gaining an advantage), he received three points. During the actual race, he received two more points for a collision with car 2 Logan Sargeant. Due to the placement of car Sargeant's front axle, Magnussen was deemed "wholly to blame for the collision that occurred" (Document 81). These two decisions, doubled Magnussen's Penalty points from 5 to 10 over the course of the Miami Grand Prix weekend.
Italian Grand Prix
After Miami, Magnussen did not receive any penalty points until the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on September 1st, 2024. At Monza, he received his last two penalty points and subsequently, his Azerbaijan race ban. Despite his front axel being in the correct position (unlike at the Miami Grand Prix), the FIA ruled that Magnussen was not driving in a "safe and controlled manner throughout the maneuver" (Document 57). As a result, Magnussen was given two penalty points for a collision with Alpine's Pierre Gasly). Magnussen was deemed wholly to blame for the collision. In Document 60, the FIA announced that Magnussen would be receiving a race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. They also announced that with this race ban, his existing points would go away.
On September 6th, after the Italian Grand Prix, it was announced that Oliver Bearman will race in place of Magnussen. Bearman is a current F2 driver who will be racing for Haas next year with current Alpine driver Esteban Ocon.
At this time Kevin Magnussen does not have a Formula One seat for the 2025 season.
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