Kevin Magnussen: "The car looks nice, but that does not mean that it is also fast"

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09:54, 07 Feb 2020

Haas revealed their new design for 2020 and it is a brand new paint job ahead of the new season. Kevin Magnussen is a fan of the new livery but knows that having a good looking car doesn't mean it is going to be fast out on the track.

"The car looks nice, but that does not mean that it is also fast," Magnussen told the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.

Team owner Gene Haas hopes that his team will not only resemble the 2018 car in colour but also in performance. In 2018, Haas finished fifth in the constructors' championship and Gene announced that this will again be the goal for 2020. Magnussen is a lot more careful in his predictions.

“Last season taught me not to say too much about my expectations. The expectations were so high then and there was no real reason to doubt that. This time I say nothing about this. The team seems to have learned a lot from what happened last year."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Kevin Magnussen: "The car looks nice, but that does not mean that it is also fast"

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