Kevin Magnussen described his Formula One comeback as a crazy roller-coaster ride after qualifying his Haas a sensational seventh for Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
The only team that failed to score a point last year suddenly look like top 10 runners and Magnussen, drafted in as a late replacement for sacked Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, was pinching himself in delight.
“Crazy! I’m super-happy,” the 29-year-old said after Saturday’s floodlit session at the Sakhir circuit.
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“It’s been a massive roller-coaster from getting the call from [team boss] Guenther [Steiner], getting really surprised by that, and then trying to make it happen,” he told Sky Sports.
“There were some obstacles I had to sort out [to get back into F1] and that was already a bit nervous, and then getting here, driving the car for the first time, having a sore neck.
“You hope the car is good but you never really know with Formula One testing, and now here and having an issue in qualifying and not…
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