In the round-up: Kevin Magnussen says he is confident that Haas will be able to get more performance out of their upgrade package after the summer break
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Magnussen confident Haas will extract more pace from upgrades
Kevin Magnussen says he is confident that Haas will be able to get more performance out of their upgrade package after the summer break.
Magnussen was the only Haas drive to benefit from the team’s first major upgrades of the season at the last race before the break in Hungary. He qualified 13th, two places ahead of team mate Mick Schumacher, before finishing the race in 16th after lap one contact led to him receiving a black-and-orange flag, which compromised his race.
“It’s probably going to get better,” said Magnussen in response to a question from RaceFans.
“We will extract more out of this and get it dialled in so that the balance is nice and also get more downforce out of it. But it was a positive weekend in terms of putting the car on track and actually measuring the data that we wanted to see.”
Recovering from setbacks key to Formula E title triumph – Vandoorne
Newly-crowned Formula E world champion Stoffel Vandoorne says his ability to recover from setbacks in races was the key to him taking the title this season.
Vandoorne and his Mercedes EQ team clinched both championships in the final race in Seoul yesterday. He scored points in every EPrix except for Mexico City and took a single race victory in Monaco.
“I think I’ve been very consistent since [Monaco],” said Vandoorne. “Always qualifying at the front.
“But even on the days where it was more difficult, that’s where I managed to recover. And I think those were the key moments. I think if there’s one race that jumps in my mind, there’s Berlin race one. I dropped back to like P12-13 on lap one and a few laps from the end I was still fighting for the victory. So those moments, they made the championship.”
With Mercedes EQ transitioning to McLaren Electric Racing next season, Vandoorne says he will return to the Formula E grid for the first season with the new Gen3 car.
“I’ll be back next year. I need a bit of a reset after this. Gen2 is coming to to an end we’re going into a new era next season, so that’ll bring a full reset. I’m just going to enjoy this this moment for a little bit and I’ll turn up strong again next year.”
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