For the first time in more than a decade, a driver has been banned from a Formula 1 race. Drivers have missed single races during that time for other reasons – mainly illness – and their replacements have had varied success. Nyck de Vries’s cameo at Monza in 2022 earned him a race seat and it could be argued Oliver Bearman’s appearance for Ferrari in Jeddah earlier this year did the same thing. Haas have yet to confirm who will be replacing Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix but the Brit will likely make his second appearance on the grid this year. Magnussen has accumulated 12 penalt…
