Kevin Magnussen after climbing to P10 was forced to retire on Lap 31 after losing power in his second consecutive DNF.
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On Sunday, Haas experienced their fourth consecutive race without scoring, with Kevin Magnussen having to retire and Mick Schumacher finishing 14th, leaving both drivers to reflect on a miserable Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Magnussen started the race in P11 and appeared to be in a good position to get some points. However, after climbing as high as P10, the Dane was forced to retire on Lap 31 after losing power in his second consecutive DNF and fourth consecutive race without a point.
“We were in a position to score points in Monaco, then had a power unit issue. Today again we were in a position to score points. So, I’m not really worried about performance, I’m just more worried about the reliability. We’ve just got to stay at it, keep positive and it will go our way sooner or later. I don’t know what happened. I lost power, that’s what I know, but I don’t know exactly what broke, so I gave up. So yes, unfortunate, onto the next one.” expressed Magnussen.
Schumacher, on the other hand, started the race in 20th place and was unable to break into the top ten despite hoping for a Safety Car-riddled race. He said that his Sunday was affected by a dearth of practicing in FP1 due to a water leak, as well as a succession of yellow flags in qualifying. “We clearly weren’t [able to make progress on Sunday]. It’s something that we have to look at. I think I was betting on three Safety Cars and one red flag at least! But it didn’t happen, so obviously we did our maximum and the pace was just not there.” said Schumacher.
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“I think from Saturday onwards we were a bit smoother. But obviously on a track like this, it’s the Friday that matters. And I think we want FP2 to find the perfect set-up for qualifying. It’s not that easy, and I think that’s what kind of made everything a bit more difficult. And then obviously the whole qualifying incidents that we had were not mega either, so it’s kind of what it is. Just got to look ahead to try to do better.” expressed the German Formula One driver.
The Canadian Grand Prix is the next race in the F1 calendar and will start on Sunday, June 19th.
