Kevin Magnussen delighted to be back in F1

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18:28, 19 Mar 2022

Kevin Magnussen has made his return to qualifying in Formula One this afternoon, he made an impressive return with HAAS as well as he made it up to P7 on the grid, despite a hydraulics issue in Q2.

Talk with Steiner

In a chat with Sky Sports, K-Mag revealed that Gunther Steiner thought "they have a good car" but the Dane notes the team boss made sure he "didn't promise anything"

"It's been a been a massive rollercoaster," says Magnussen, "I had obstacles to try and make it happen. Drive the car for the first time."

"With a good car in F1, it is a lot of fun" the HAAS driver continues, "Starting P7 you have to go for points, but the biggest concern is reliability."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Kevin Magnussen delighted to be back in F1

Talk with Steiner

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