Magnussen believes he could have qualified as high as fifth, but neck trouble became an issue in Q3 and he had to settle for 10th.
After a year out of F1 Magnussen has had only a limited time to step up his physical preparation to the required level after landing the Haas drive at the last minute.
Although he had no real problems in Bahrain the forces involved in driving around the Jeddah track tipped him over the edge come qualifying.
He believes that he could have been in trouble even earlier in the weekend had his mileage not been limited by car issues on Friday.
“I’m glad I didn’t have that preparation because my neck would be done already before qualifying,” he said.
“My neck just broke in Q3, I just couldn’t drive it anymore, so it’s tough for that. When you’ve been out of an F1 car for a year and a track like this – a great track, it’s nothing towards the track – but I’m just not prepared for it.
“I’m glad I’ve got perhaps one of the best physios in the world here…
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