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Steiner, Magnussen fume at 'idiotic' Sochi stewards

Kevin Magnussen and Haas team boss Guenther Steiner have hit out at the Russian Grand Prix race stewards for a "B.S." penalty which nearly cost the Dane a top-ten finish in Sochi.

Magnussen was holding off Sergio Perez for seventh when he ran wide at Turn 2. Ahead of the race it was agreed any driver who did so had to rejoin the track through two bollards -- Magnussen attempted to do this, but as he had hit a kerb was at too much of an angle to obey the rule without aggressively swerving left.

The Danish driver lost seventh as a result of the mistake but was soon handed a five-second time penalty.