Magnussen: Vettel did right thing overtaking Verstappen

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13:50, 13 Apr 2019

Kevin Magnussen has defended Sebastian Vettel over his overtake on Max Verstappen during qualifying saying the Ferrari man "did the right thing."

Verstappen was overtaken by Vettel and then both Renault drivers as the field bunched up vying for a clean run to the line.

The Red Bull driver made his feelings known after the session, saying he would ruin Vettel's lap in the future after he perceived the four-time champion as breaking a gentleman's agreement and overtaking him ahead of a qualifying run.

“In the end, if they got the lap, then they did the right thing,” Magnussen explained to Motorsport.com.

“It was pretty messy so at the end of the lap everyone was trying to, I guess, get started, but also have somebody in front.

“So it ended up being too much and costs a few guys the lap. Everyone also went out at exactly the same time out of the pits.

“We were following each other and towards the end of the lap you didn’t know whether to try and overtake people, which in that case they are going to defend and it was messy.”

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

Magnussen: Vettel did right thing overtaking Verstappen

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