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Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2014

Magnussen frustrated after contact with Raikkonen

Kevin Magnussen says he is frustrated with himself after colliding with Kimi Raikkonen during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen clipped the back of Raikkonen's Ferrari early on in the race, puncturing Raikkonen's tyre and leading to front wing damage on the Dane's McLaren. Magnussen recovered to ninth place following a stop and go penalty for the contact while he was also slapped with two penalty points on his license. "I’m sorry for the team that I messed things up going into the second corner, with […]

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2014

Penalty points for Magnussen and Bianchi

Kevin Magnussen and Jules Bianchi have each been given two penalty points for transgressions during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen made contact with Kimi Raikkonen early on in the race, giving the Finn a puncture and ending the Ferrari driver's hope of a top 10 finish. Magnussen pitted for a damaged front wing and was also given a five second stop and go penalty. He recovered to ninth place. Bianchi made contact on the opening lap with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado and was also handed a […]

Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2014

Magnussen admits floor damage affected performance

Kevin Magnussen says an off during Q2 affected his performance during the top 10 shootout at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen slid wide at the final corner and bounced through the gravel before recovering to the pit lane. He made it through to Q3 and set the eighth fastest time. "The car isn’t too bad in these rainy conditions, but I think we just got the timings a bit wrong," he said. "I’m still learning about Intermediates and Full Wets, so it was hard to […]

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014

Magnussen struggling with rear tyres

Kevin Magnussen has admitted that he is struggling with preserving his rear tyres at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen was 12th quickest during a second practice session in which the Dane battled oversteer in his McLaren MP4-29. "I’ve never driven a car in these sorts of temperatures – so I learned a lot today," he said. "As I say, the track temperatures are so hot here that the tyres are really suffering – but it’s the same for everyone, so we need to try […]

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2014

Magnussen: I still feel like I was third

Kevin Magnussen has revealed that he has not taken any joy in Daniel Ricciardo's exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix. Magnussen finished his debut race in third place but was promoted to second place following Ricciardo's disqualification for exceeding the fuel flow limit rate in his RB10. But the Dane, who admits he never expected to finish on the podium, says he is not happy unless he wins. "It has obviously been quite a crazy few months with everything that's been going on since getting […]

Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Magnussen expecting tougher race in Malaysia

McLaren's Kevin Magnussen says he is expecting a tougher challenge at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. The Danish rookie finished on the podium in Australia and was elevated to second place following Daniel Ricciardo's exclusion from the race, giving Magnussen the best result for a Formula 1 debutant in 18 years. But Magnussen, who has never raced in Malaysia, is expecting Sepang to provide a sterner test than Albert Park. "I think it’ll be a tougher test than Australia – the ambient temperatures will make […]

Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Boullier targets McLaren catch-up by Spain

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says his team is pushing 'aggressively' on the development of the MP4-29 and aims to be on the pace by the Spanish Grand Prix in May. McLaren left the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in the lead of the constructors' championship after Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button finished in second and third place respectively. But Boullier estimates that rivals Mercedes and Williams have a significant advantage of the rest of the field, one which McLaren intends to close down by the […]

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2014

Magnussen thrilled by debut podium

Kevin Magnussen says he is thrilled by finishing on the podium in his first Formula 1 race and thanked McLaren for their faith. Magnussen started the race from fourth place but took advantage of a mechanical problems for Lewis Hamilton to move up into third place. "It does feel incredible, crazy to think that we’re here," Magnussen told Sky Sports F1. "Today I've done my first Formula 1 race and I got on the podium and I did it with McLaren – it’s a dream […]

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2014

Magnussen thrilled by qualifying performance

Kevin Magnussen expressed his happiness after achieving the best grid slot for a rookie driver in several years. Magnussen set the fourth quickest time during treacherous conditions during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. "I’m really happy," he said. "Those were difficult conditions, especially as I’ve never driven this track in the wet – it was quite tricky to get the lines and the braking points right. It was much trickier than anything I’ve ever done! "But I don’t think I could have asked for […]

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2014

Drivers cleared over alleged transgressions

Australian Grand Prix stewards have cleared three drivers who were summoned to answer calls over alleged transgressions. Kevin Magnussen and Sebastian Vettel were summoned after allegedly failing to slow for yellow flags while Fernando Alonso was questioned for impeding. Magnussen and Vettel were investigated for allegedly not slowing between turns three and four, when the yellow flags were flying for Kimi Raikkonen's stricken Ferrari. Alonso was called after supposedly impeding Esteban Gutierrez at the first corner during Q1. The stewards decided to take no further […]

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014

Button: Long runs not as fun as hoped

Jenson Button says that long runs in the McLaren MP4-29 are not as much fun as he'd hoped, after practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Button was fifth quickest in second practice but warned that the race will provide a different challenge. "In all honesty, these cars work better around here than I'd imagined, but Sunday's race will be very different," he said. "The long runs weren't as much fun as I'd hoped they'd be, because you need to save a lot of fuel. And […]

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014

'Dream come true' for Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen says that making his Formula 1 debut this weekend will be 'a dream come true'. Reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Magnussen will participate in his first Grand Prix for McLaren in Australia. "It is a dream come true and every day is fantastic at the moment – I’m sure it will keep staying like that," he said. "I’m just really excited to be here. It’s been a long winter, since signing. I’ve been looking forward to this weekend but yeah, feeling good. It’s […]