Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen says he plans on being “clever” with the way he attacks the rest of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend, despite feeling within touching ...

I then went into the gravel and slowed down quite a lot so I realized — I saw the anti-stall, pulled the clutch while I was still backwards, and then went onto the throttle just enough to get onto that escape road. “I did (think qualifying was over). I touched the white line and then it was gone, and I thought I was going to hit the wall. “I want to start in the good position for the Sunday race,” Magnussen said.

Kevin Magnussen was the surprise package in Qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and will start Saturday's Sprint race from fourth on the grid, ...

“A mistake at Turn 7 led to me losing over a second” – Mick Schumacher “P4 is the best qualifying for Haas ever, so I’m really proud of that and the team. I managed to just keep it going and do a bit of a four-point turn and get back on track.

Haas teammate Magnussen has got the better of Schumacher in the early stages of the season.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “But Mick has to be able to beat Magnussen if he ever wants to be in the Ferrari. Otherwise he’ll never get a seat.” As a result, Magnussen has so far outperformed Schumacher in two of the first three races and has 12 points in the drivers’ standings compared to the German’s none.

An emotional rollercoaster for Haas in Q3 of qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix saw Kevin Magnussen cause a red flag but then produce an impressive ...

It’s all to play for tomorrow and hopefully we have a bit of luck on our side to be able to maybe get into the points.” “It’s a shame but now we have two more races to come and hopefully we’ll be able to fight our way through – the car feels great! We’re in a different battle, we’ve got to remember what we’re trying to do and benefit from this great result today in a clever way.” I then went into the gravel and slowed down quite a lot so I realised – I saw the anti-stall, pulled the clutch while I was still backwards, and then went onto the throttle just enough to get onto that escape road. “I did [think qualifying was over]. I touched the white line and then it was gone, and I thought I was going to hit the wall. If I lose a position or two after that, you know, we still get points and a great position for Sunday.

Haas, so much improved this year under the new F1 regulations, had shown further promise when both of their cars finished a wet FP1 session for the Emilia ...

“The car is great, it’s a fantastic car and it’s fast enough to do this. Of his outstanding result, he added: “It’s fantastic, so unexpected all these things still, even after good races in Bahrain and Jeddah. It’s so cool to be in this position and fighting that close to the top. As I was spinning, I realised it went into anti-stall and I knew if you stop, you don’t move again, so I just had to get out of the anti-stall while I was spinning and get off the throttle.

The Dane ended the session in fourth place, placing him on the second row for the start of Saturday's sprint race. It marks Haas' best-ever qualifying finish ...

“I ran out of talent!” Magnussen said. “I want to start in a good position for the Sunday race,” Magnussen said. You can win from P4! But we’re not fast enough to do that.

Kevin Magnussen joked that he could win from P4 after a stellar qualifying session in the Haas car ahead of the Sprint on Saturday afternoon.

We’re in a different battle, we’ve got to remember what we’re trying to do and benefit from this great result today in a clever way.” If I lose a position or two after that, you know, we still get points and a great position for Sunday. We’re in P4. In the dry, I don’t think we’re fast enough to be P4, but it’s a tricky track to overtake, so if I can get around the first lap in P4, that’s going to be super.

Kevin Magnussen held up his hands and took the blame for a bad tyre choice that saw him slump from fourth to eighth in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix's...

Asked if the strong prediction of rain at Imola on Sunday afternoon could benefit him and Haas he replied “I’ll take whatever it is. I judged that it would continue, but on everyone else after lap 13 it was kind of the same. Usually I think we are pretty happy with that, but nonetheless we’ve had a good weekend and I am looking forward to tomorrow.

Kevin Magnussen was left ruing the decision to start the Imola Formula 1 sprint race on the medium tyre after slipping from fourth on the grid to finish ...

It took a little step but then stayed there and they had the same pace as me. “But overall, the soft tyre was the right tyre for that race and we learned that.” “We tried the soft in free practice and thought it would degrade too much, so when everyone else was on soft at the start, I was a little nervous.

Kevin Magnussen admitted the medium tyre was the wrong call for him and Haas to make in sprint qualifying, after dropping down a few places.

It took a little step but then stayed there and they had the same pace as me. We scored a point and we’re starting P8 for tomorrow’s race. “But overall, the soft tyre was the right tyre for that race and we learned that.