Charles Leclerc says he does not understand why Formula 1 🅘rival Kev﷽in Magnussen was not penalised for a “dangerous” move which led to contact during the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Sauber driver branded Magnussen “st✅upid” after the pair collided when the Dane suddenly jerked to the right as Leclerc attempted a pass along the start-finish straight with the duo squabbling over position.

Magnussen received a puncture after his Haas was hit from behind before he later retired, while Leclerc suffered front wing damage and was forced into an early pit stop that compound🍃ed his race.

The collision was investigated by the Suzuka race stewards but they opted against issuing a penalty having found no d🌌river predominantly to blame.

“Magnussen is and will always be stupid. It’s a🌄 fact. A shame,” Leclerc said over team radio in the direct aftermath of the incident.

“For me, there was a similar situation with Kimi and Max one or two years ago in 🍸Spa where Max [Verstappen] moved at the really last moment and everyone agreed it was dangerous to do that and that it was not allowed anymore,” he later explained after the race.

“Strangely it’🃏s been accepted today so I will have to get some response on that to just to know what I can do in the car.”

Sauber team principal Frederic Vasseur told Channel 4: “The race was short thanks to Mr. Magnussen. The stewards took the decision🅺 and we respect the decision but I have the feeling from the pitwall that it was a bit dangerous.”

Magnussen refused to start pointing fingers, adding: “I passed Charles around the outside of 130R, then through the last chicane he kept close and slip-🌊streamed down the m♈ain straight.

“I went to the right, I think ꦛhe followed for a bit and then weౠnt back to the left and clipped my left-rear tire, causing the puncture,''

"It's unfortunate, but that's what happens sometimes. The tyre delaminated and ripped all the floor. It da🃏maged the rear wing, the brake ducts, etc., so we had to retire."

However, Haas boss Gunther Steiner felt Leclerc was solely to blame for the incidenꦰt.

"He [꧒Leclerc] ran into him. He ran into him,” Steiner stressed.

"Kevin didn't brake. He didn't push him off or anything, 💫Kevin just moved over to his line and he ran into him. What can he do? Just let him 🌱by?"

📖"It was bꦕefore the braking point. It was not under braking. He needs to judge what he can do and what he cannot.

"[Magnussen] didn't run into the side of him, he was clearly in front because he cou꧒ld move 💃in in front of him."

Magnussen has received criticism for his aggressive defensive driving throug❀hout the season, while Steiner has often come to the Dane’s defence.

When asked if he felt Magnussen is being singled out as an easy target, Steiner🦂 replied: “"Absolutely. It's more of the same.

“I'm getting quite tired of this. If they have a problem with him just bla🐈me him fo♏r it because it's quite normal."