Kevin Magnussen: Confidence after 13th place in Suzuka / Formula 1

The current season is four races old, and Kevin Magnussen is one of 14 Formula 1 drivers who have already scored points. The Haas veteran managed to finish tenth in Melbourne to earn his first World Championship point of the year. In Suzuka he came out empty-handed in thirteenth place. Sometimes he could hope to get more points, but in the end it was not enough.

“At one point in the race I was in the top 10. I didn’t know what strategies the other riders around me were following and I wasn’t really sure it was realistic to hope for. But I just tried,” cried Dane.

“Some people take advantage of red flags at the start of a race,” analyzed the 31-year-old, stressing that he was not of this group. “I had to get out early for the second stint on the hard tire and that made it difficult,” he explained.

However, Magnussen is confident about the next race. He said: “In the race, it is with the music or next to it, and that is encouraging. It gives us hope that we can fight for points in the next race.”

World Championship Standings (after 4 out of 24 Grands Prix)

the driver
01. Verstappen 77 points
02. Perez 64
03. Leclerc 59
04. Sainz 55
05. Norris 37
06. Plate 32
07. Russell 24
08. Alonso 24
09. Hamilton 10
10. Walk 7
11. Tsunoda 7
12. Oliver Bearman (GB) 6
13. Hulkenberg 3
14. Magnussen 1
15. Alboni 0
16. Zhou 0
17. Ricciardo 0
18. Okon 0
19. 0 gas
20. Bota 0
21. Sergeant 0

Builders Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 141 Punkte
02. Ferrari 120
03. McLaren 69
04. Mercedes 34
05. Aston Martin 33
06. Running Bull 7
07. Especially 4
08. Williams 0
09. Sauber 0
10. Alpine 0