Haas punching above their weight in battle with Renault - Magnussen

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18:30, 05 Nov 2018

Kevin Magnussen believes that Haas is fighting a step above where they should be in Formula One as the American outfit looks to finish above Renault in the constructors' championship.

In the team's preview ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Magnussen said that the team was solely focused on finishing ahead of Renault in the 2018 championship and that they could be proud of their efforts this season.

“The midfield fight is still intense, although the gap to Renault has increased,” said Magnussen.

“It’s the ‘best-of-the-rest’, so there’s a lot of pride in it.

“We’re still really keen to try and catch up, and we’ll do everything we can to maximise our chances against them.

“Behind us in the championship we’ve got some breathing room. We know that things can turn around quickly. We want to score as many points as we can.”

“We shouldn’t really be fighting Renault in Formula One, because they have a lot more resources, a big factory and a lot more people involved. With what we’ve got, we use it a lot better than they do. That’s already something to be proud of."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Haas punching above their weight in battle with Renault - Magnussen

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