{"id":12193,"date":"2022-03-21T00:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/kevin-magnussen-can-not-believe-his-formula-1-return-started-with-p5-in-the-bahrain-gp\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T00:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:27:35","slug":"kevin-magnussen-can-not-believe-his-formula-1-return-started-with-p5-in-the-bahrain-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/kevin-magnussen-can-not-believe-his-formula-1-return-started-with-p5-in-the-bahrain-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Magnussen “can not believe” his Formula 1 return started with P5 in the Bahrain GP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin Magnussen’s dream weekend in Bahrain was “better and better”, he qualified for P7 and then exceeded P5 in the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haas has not had such a race in years – this was her fifth top-five finish – and was a true feelgood story after an unsuccessful 2021 season.<\/p>\n

The Danish driver was stopped a week and a half ago and had very little time to learn the car for the first race of 2022.<\/p>\n

In the early stages he enjoyed a battle with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.<\/p>\n

Magnussen told Sky F1: “I was able to get on the outside of him (Hamilton) on Round 1. I was focused on being at the top of that mid-pack crew and I think I got to the top after Round 1. .<\/p>\n

“I mean, I had some people behind me who were a little faster, I think [George] Russell and Red Bull. Then a few mistakes followed with a lock-up where I lost a position and as I stood at the top of the midfield, I just got in rhythm and kept at it.<\/p>\n

With the drama unfolding in the Red Bull garage, none of their cars finished, this meant that Magnussen had a very healthy start to the season, finishing fifth.<\/p>\n

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JO KEVIN JO <\/p>\n

P5, P5, P5 P5 <\/p>\n

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW \ud83d\udc4a\ud83d\udc4a\ud83d\udc4a# HaasF1<\/a> #BahrainGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/S3PVaOlqaw<\/a><\/p>\n

– Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“It was crazy. I feel like I keep saying the same thing all week because it’s getting better and every time it happens – I still can ‘t believe it,” he said, reflecting on the last two weeks.<\/p>\n

“And then back to the F1 car, get out of the garage, qualify with that result and then nail in the race.<\/p>\n

“The team deserves it so much. They have worked so hard in recent years and they have bitten a lot last year because they were focused on this year and have a good result today.<\/p>\n

Magnussen’s team-mate, Mick Schumacher, finished just outside the points in P11, still a big improvement from last year.<\/p>\n

This is Magnussen’s second comeback on the F1 paddock, after his last exit in 2020, and according to Dan, it feels better than ever.<\/p>\n

“I am a passionate racer and F1 is the best motorsport in the world – best engineers, drivers, teams and best cars. Everyone wants to be there, so if you have a chance, you have to take it,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I came to F1 in 2014, then it fell out. I came back in 2016, thought that was unreal, then went back in 2020 and thought it was. And now I’m in the top five again. – it’s surreal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n