Magnussen reveals Haas "dream"
Magnussen reveals Haas "dream"
Kevin Magnussen has revealed the end-of-year result that he and the Haas team are dreaming of after a return to form this F1 season.
The Dane was a last-minute call-up to replace Nikita Mazepin at Haas, going on to score points on his return debut after spending a year competing in sportscars.
Although Haas has operated with a minimalistic approach to upgrades, electing instead to greater understand the VF-22 and extract its full potential before moving on, the team has retained a regular presence in the top 10 at races.
Haas finished last in the constructors' standings in 2021 with no points scored, but its improvement should come as no surprise given the team openly sacrificed the year in order to focus exclusively on the new regulations.
Speaking to GPFans after being granted the team's only major upgrade package for the year, Magnussen said: "We've been able to almost hang onto all the teams that we were fighting with in the beginning.
“We maybe fell behind a little bit, so if we could just come back to where we were at the beginning of the year that would be a really acceptable and nice step.
“You're always hoping for more, of course, but we're not expecting that.
"For the rest of the year, I hope we can take the fight to Alfa Romeo for sixth in the constructors’ because that would be a massive, massive step for Haas to make, to be clearly 10th and then jump to sixth.
“That would be a huge step, something that is very, very difficult to do in Formula 1.
“Sixth right now is our dream, if you want. Seventh is the position we have now. Defending that until the end would also be a very big achievement.”
Reminded that 10th to seventh would still be a 'massive achievement', the Dane added: “Exactly. It's already a very big step. That would be a very good step to then build further.”
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Haas announce Hulkenberg EXIT as F1 star's new team confirmed
- 2 minutes ago
Red Bull to lose F1 MVP as true cost of Horner saga hits
- 1 hour ago
F1 pundit reveals the thing about Wolff that ANNOYS Horner
- 1 hour ago
Newey exit DATE revealed as Red Bull F1 chief set to leave
- 2 hours ago
F1 News Today: Red Bull star set to QUIT team as F1 legend reveals flood of death threats
- Today 06:27
Audi agree STAR driver contract as Mercedes driver tipped for new F1 seat THIS season - GPFans F1 Recap
- Yesterday 23:57
Related news
Schumacher urges F1 star to make way for Bearman in 2025
F1 team announce SIGNIFICANT change of direction
F1 star mounts pressure on Bearman amid rumours on future
F1 team boss 'gutted' to miss beloved football club in historic FA Cup semi-final
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860