As they exited Flip 6, Magnussen appeared to undergo a snap of oversteer and hit the correct rear tyre of Tsunoda’s automobile, sending the Japanese driver right into a spin.
The harm brought on to Tsunoda’s automobile compelled him to retire from the race right away whereas Magnussen managed to maintain going.
The Dane was discovered “predominantly guilty” for the accident by the stewards, who hit him with a 10-second time penalty.
Komatsu believes the penalty was too harsh, as he reckons it was only a racing incident.
“I don’t assume that is justifiable. I feel it is only a racing incident,” the Japanese staff boss stated.
“He did not run Tsunoda off the monitor. He dived within Flip 6, he hit the apex, Tsunoda was large, he nonetheless left the room, Tsunoda got here again progressively.
Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-24, makes a pit cease
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
“He would not go off the monitor, so possibly the definition ‘got here again’ is perhaps fallacious. However it’s not like Kevin is wholly guilty. For me, minimal 50/50.
“If something, I feel extra Tsunoda’s [fault]. Truthfully, he did not flip into Tsunoda or something. He is dived inside, hit the apex, had a snap, however [it] did not change the automobile route. He did not then run Tsunoda off the monitor.
“He has nonetheless room left. So why is {that a} penalty?”
Komatsu stated that whereas the penalty was not appealable, the staff would demand a proof from race route as he didn’t agree with the choice.
Magnussen, who completed the race in sixteenth place after his penalty, felt there was nothing he might have performed otherwise to keep away from the incident.
“I do not know. It appeared to me like he was going very large. After which he made it stick anyway. And I used to be type of locked in my rotation. I could not actually do something extra. However they deemed it was a penalty for me. So it’s what it’s.
He added: “I feel it looks like I did what I might to. Once we had contact there was the automobile width [on the outside].
“So I feel we simply misinterpret one another just a little bit, I assume. I must assessment it. However to me, it’d as properly have been a racing incident.”
Watch: F1 2024 Chinese language Grand Prix Assessment – Verstappen dominates