Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen was eliminated during Q1, in which Grosjean set the fourth quickest time, and was a bystander as Grosjean went on to qualify eighth overall. "It's frustrating and this whole weekend has been a bit hopeless," said Magnussen. "It doesn't quite make any sense. I haven't been able to find the grip that Romain seemed to have. "From the very first lap it feels like I've been one big step ... ...

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Alonso tried to pass Magnussen round the outside into the first chicane on the final lap in Q2, but the pair ended up scrapping for position and ruining each other's laps as they both missed out on a Q3 berth. The two-time champion laughed off the encounter on team radio, and aimed derisive comments at Magnussen after the session – with the Haas driver now firing back. “I don't care to ... ...

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The pair got in each other's way in the final moments of the second segment, as Alonso got a run on Magnussen on the start-finish straight and attempted to overtake the Dane around the outside into the Rettifilo chicane. He was ahead entering the first part of the chicane, but Magnussen did not yield position – and both drivers' laps were compromised as Alonso ran out wide exiting the ... ...

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A judge in Denmark has ruled that Magnussen's former agent Dorte Riis Madsen must receive 20% of Magnussen's income between September 1, 2015 and June 30, 2021. Magnussen described the situation as "a bit confusing" after Friday practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, the day after the verdict was reached. Though Magnussen's Haas contract is thought to be worth more than £1million, he receives ... ...

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The Haas driver is eighth in the 2018 standings on 45 points, just seven behind Renault's Nico Hulkenberg. However, the next-placed driver – Max Verstappen – has more than Magnussen and Hulkenberg combined thanks to the gulf in performance between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull and the rest of the field. "I'm kind of creating this big championship in my head," Magnussen told ... ...

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The Haas driver is eighth in the 2018 standings on 45 points, just seven behind Renault's Nico Hulkenberg. However, the next-placed driver – Max Verstappen – has more than Magnussen and Hulkenberg combined thanks to the gulf in performance between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull and the rest of the field. "I'm kind of creating this big championship in my head," Magnussen told ... ...

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Magnussen is starring in his second season with Haas, scoring 45 points and sitting eighth in the championship, but has received ongoing criticism from several of his fellow drivers. Steiner told Motorsport.com that Haas is happy to see Magnussen fighting hard on-track and believes complaints over the radio or to the media are just tactics to undermine him. "We want him to race and sometimes ... ...

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Magnussen joined Haas on a two-year deal at the start of the 2017 season, having made his debut with McLaren in 2014, sitting on the sidelines for a year before racing with Renault in 2016. The Dane has scored points in seven of 12 races so far to lie eighth in the championship in his second season with Haas, where he feels "back to the old me". Magnussen told Motorsport.com that his first ... ...

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Haas driver Magnussen has drawn the ire of Alonso on several occasions in his F1 career, and the Spaniard was incensed with the Dane's driving in two separate sessions of the British Grand Prix weekend.He admonished Magnussen for "very dangerous driving" after a run-in FP1 and accused the Haas man of forcing him off the track in the race, telling his team: "What I see from Magnussen I ...

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The pair were fighting for seventh place after the start and entered the Turn 3 right-hander at Village side by side, both locking up under braking.Grosjean, on the inside of the corner, slid into Magnussen, hitting his teammate with his left front wheel and significantly damaging the floor of the Dane's VF-18.Both lost track position as a result of the incident and couldn't recover ...

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The sweeps of Silverstone make it one of the fastest tracks on the F1 calendar, with the quick right-handers of Abbey at the start of the lap and Copse now flat out thanks to higher-downforce cars and a resurfaced track. Magnussen’s Haas team has been potent in high-speed corners this season but said there is less advantage to be gained in those areas of the British GP track ...

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A third DRS zone has been added at Silverstone that runs from the start-finish straight through Turns 1 and 2, Abbey and Farm, to the heavy braking area of Turn 3.Grosjean spun there in opening practice after deactivating his DRS too late, forcing a chassis change that caused him to miss FP2, and Magnussen revealed he could have suffered a similar fate.“I tried once and nearly ended ...

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Kevin Magnussen was once McLaren's next big thing in Formula 1: nurtured through the junior single-seater ranks, a podium finisher on his grand prix debut, and a driver the team considered definitively faster than 2009 world champion Jenson Button. But one nevertheless cast aside to make way for Fernando Alonso's return at the end of 2014. It was the first of several false starts in an ...

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Magnussen came up on and passed the Ferrari driver as he began his last chance for a 'push' lap, having been forced to abort his previous one when his Haas teammate Romain Grosjean crashed, bringing out the red flag.But Raikkonen was also beginning a lap in which he hoped to set a time, and he slipstreamed Magnussen along the main straight and repassed him at Turn 1 before deciding to ...

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The Dane came up on Raikkonen while preparing for a decisive last-ditch effort in the final qualifying segment at the French Grand Prix, having not yet set a laptime in a session disrupted by his teammate Romain Grosjean's crash.He got past Raikkonen but the Finn raced him on the main straight as his final timed lap began and got ahead once more into Turn 1, only to finally back out ...

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Magnussen and Haas have been a surprise star in F1’s ultra-tight midfield battle this season, their pace warranting better than their current positions of ninth and sixth in the drivers’ and constructors’ championship respectively.The American team was comfortably best-of-the-rest behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull at the last race in Spain, but the low-speed Monaco circuit is a ...

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The Haas driver was seventh or sixth in each of the three qualifying segments at Barcelona on Saturday, and he said he is preparing for a race where he effectively has no-one ahead of him to worry about."It's pole position for us – we don't really feel like we could have done any better," said Magnussen. "Unless you are in a Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull, then this is pole position. I ...

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During the final minutes of the session, Leclerc was closing on the slower-moving Magnussen on the pit straight and moved to pass on the inside line, only for Magnussen to move across, forcing Leclerc to back off sharply."Magnussen needs to understand that he's not alone on track," complained Leclerc on the team radio. "Honestly... He's on a slow lap and he stays on the line. Every ...

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The Dane was accused by his Toro Rosso rival of being the ‘most dangerous’ racer he had competed against, following a high-speed brush after the final safety car restart in Baku.Video footage of the incident released by Formula 1 chiefs afterwards showed that Gasly and Magnussen touched on the exit on the final right hand kink as the Haas driver moved over – before another near miss ...

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The duo made contact near the end of the race after Magnussen moved to the left and hit the Toro Rosso driver as they fought for position at the very fast Turn 20 that leads into the main straight.The FIA deemed Magnussen's move "unpredictable and unnecessary" and handed him a 10-second penalty and two penalty points.It put Magnussen on eight penalty points, four away from the 12 ...

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Magnussen has scored all of Haas’ 11 points so far this season and has shown well at all three races – whereas Grosjean has not been as consistent.Reflecting on why there was this disparity, Steiner said that one of the key differences between his two drivers was down to how they dealt with an imperfect car.“I think Romain is more that the car needs to be perfect to his liking ...

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Magnussen has scored points in two of the three F1 races so far this season, and was on target to finish fourth in the Australian Grand Prix before being released from his pitstop with the left-rear wheel not properly attached.Read Also:Formula 1's new Raikkonen has finally arrivedThis is the first time Magnussen has scored points in back-to-back races since the Unit ...

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The Dane insisted he and his fellow F1 racers had no vested interest in making grand prix events more entertaining, and instead advocate for changes that are personally advantageous when giving their input to Liberty."I think, as I said, Liberty should just do their own research and not listen to the drivers because the drivers will just say what's in their best interests," Magnussen ...

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The famed Formula 3 constructor has been Haas’s chassis and parts supplier since it entered F1 for the 2016 season.Dallara’s first season with Haas in 2016 was blighted by parts problems, but it raised its standards for 2017 and Magnussen said it had done so again with the VF-18.“Dallara is a crucial part of the team and they've stepped up this year too,” said Magnussen. “If you look ...

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Alonso likened the speedy Haas to a replica of last year's Ferrari, referencing the team's technical alliance with the Scuderia and implying that it was directly related to Haas' upswing in form through testing and the early part of the first grand prix weekend of the year.Having today secured fifth on the grid, six spots clear of Alonso, Magnussen took his opportunity to hit back ...

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