Magnussen found his Imola battles ‘annoying’

Kevin Magnussen did not share the fans’ enthusiasm for the duels that occurred in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – as he was often the one being overtaken.

The Dane was running fifth early in a wet start to the race at Imola after being a beneficiary of the collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz, in which Valtteri Bottas also unwittingly became involved.

Their travails meant Magnussen jumped from his grid position of eighth to fifth, but that was as good as things got for the Haas driver as he gradually slipped backwards during the course of the race.

First to pass him was George Russell in the Mercedes on lap 12, followed by the recovering Bottas in the Alfa Romeo two laps later.

Having subsequently admitted his pit-stop for medium slick tyres had been slightly later than ideal, and also a touch on the slow side, Magnussen was undercut by Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin.

That dropped him down to eighth, and his eventual finishing position was ninth – nevertheless worthy of two points – as he was also overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda on lap 48 as the AlphaTauri driver charged his way up to seventh by also getting past Vettel.

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We scored points in both sprint race and main race. We’re still in a solid position in the midfield, and I'm really excited for the next race in Miami in two weeks. Good job by everyone at @HaasF1Team #HaasF1 #F1 pic.twitter.com/zru0zcga18

— Kevin Magnussen (@KevinMagnussen) April 24, 2022

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