Kevin Magnussen’s season got here alive over the ultimate rounds, as soon as Haas had obtained the VF-24 working effectively and he now not had the specter of a ban hanging over him. The latter change got here, after all, as a result of he suffered the indignity of being the primary Components 1 driver to incur a one-race ban by amassing 12 penalty factors.
Nonetheless, as soon as Magnussen returned he produced most of his greatest outcomes of the yr. He was in nice type at Austin, taking factors within the dash race and operating strongly within the grand prix earlier than making a expensive second pit cease which the group quickly regretted.
Magnussen was in nice type in Mexico the place he certified effectively and raced to seventh place. Persisting with a one-stop technique in Las Vegas didn’t repay however he was again within the factors with ninth place in Qatar, passing Albon.
Had he carried out at this degree all season lengthy, usually taking Haas into the decrease half of the factors locations, the group’s resolution to interchange him would have been laborious to justify. However the first three-quarters of Magnussen’s 2024 season have been much less profitable.
Kevin Magnussen
| Greatest | Worst | |
|---|---|---|
| GP begin | 7 | 20 (x2) |
| GP end | 7 | 19 (x2) |
| Factors | 16 | |
It didn’t assist issues that the group usually referred to as on him to play one thing of a sacrificial position to assist Nico Hulkenberg. He stored rivals bottled up in Jeddah and Miami, incurring penalties for overstepping the mark in each.
Miami was a ruinous weekend for Magnussen’s season as he additionally collided with Logan Sargeant and left having picked up sufficient factors to maneuver midway in the direction of a ban. Given his earlier penalty for an unjustifiable collision with Yuki Tsunoda in China, it appeared inevitable Magnussen’s luck would run out ultimately, and it did after he clashed with Pierre Gasly in Monza.
Apart from his tendency to get entangled in too many incidents, the foundation explanation for Magnussen’s troubles in 2024 was the very fact Hulkenberg routinely out-qualified him. That was all the time going to make life troublesome, however after that robust spell on the finish of the yr he can not less than go away F1 along with his head held excessive.
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