Magnussen: “So close to scoring points”

Penalized after missing the FIA ​​weigh-in in EL2 on the Sakhir track in Bahrain, the Dane Kevin Magnussen had been forced to start from the pit lane with his Renault RS16. A sanction which weighed heavily in the final assessment of the former pilot McLaren, eleventh under the checkered flag, finishing in the wake of the McLaren MP4-31 of Stoffel Vandoorne.

“As we started from the pitlane, we knew that a strategic race awaited us. However, I was able to have some fun battles on track and we got the most out of the car today. We were so close to scoring points. Thinking about what we could have done without this penalty is frustrating. In any case, the team did a good job this weekend. » comments Magnussen.

The recent recruit from Losange also confirms his optimism for the next races to come, while the yellow cars failed twice to get out of points in the first two rounds of the season.

“We all work very well together and the performance of the car was encouraging. There is no shortage of signs that good things are to come for the team. As long as we work this hard, we will eventually reap the rewards. »

Find our report and analysis of the Bahrain Grand Prix, carried out by our special correspondents on the Sakhir track, in AUTO issue 2057hebdo, already available in digital version, and on newsstands tomorrow.