Magnussen concerned about Ferrari reliability after Baku DNF

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was one of four Ferrari-powered cars to break down during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Magnussen says he’s not concerned about the apparent deterioration in Haas’ form since the start of the season, believing reliability to be a bigger issue.

Magnussen was one of four Ferrari-powered machines to break down during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after a power unit issue hit his VF-22 in the closing stages in Baku.

It’s resulted in four consecutive races without Haas scoring a point, having scored three strong points finishes from the first four races of the season.

But, having been in contention for points in Azerbaijan, Magnussen said it’s reliability, rather than performance, that has him concerned as Haas slip down the order in the Constructors’ Championship.

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“We were in a position to score points in Monaco, then had a power unit issue,” said the Danish driver.

“Today [Sunday], 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.”

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc retired from the lead of the race on Lap 20, joining his teammate Carlos Sainz on the sidelines after a hydraulic issue, while Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu also retired with an apparent power unit issue.

It’s led Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto to admit that the customer team failures will be analysed just as carefully as the failure that