The Dane landed fifth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on his return to Haas, after he was recalled to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin for 2022.
That result, however, followed the three-day pre-season test at the Sakhir venue, and Haas was awarded extra sessions on Friday and Saturday to recover from a missed first day when a cargo plane was delayed.
But Magnussen, who was dropped by Haas for 2021, will enter his first Saudi Arabian GP this weekend without having prepared in the team’s simulator.
He reckons that will increase pressure not to make mistakes to lose track time and consume a set of tyres.
Asked about the build-up to Jeddah for which there was “no preparation”, Magnussen said: “The main difference is just that I don’t know this track.
“The way I prepared in Bahrain was very straightforward because we had the test before, and everything is very well known.
“You actually know the tyre degradation very well also because of the test. Whereas here, it’s more…
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