It was a quiet day for Kevin Magnussen who finished one place behind his teammate in twelfth, after suffering a puncture on the first lap.
Magnussen did well to battle his way through the field from the back, and took a lot of positives away from the weekend.
“We have a really good car; the pace is strong, as is the baseline set-up,” the Dane said after the race.
“It’s something we can continue to work from and evolve to gain more performance.”
The cause of the 23-year-old’s puncture isn’t yet known, after he claimed that there wasn’t any contact that he was aware of.
“Today was pretty tough at the start as I was really gutted about the puncture. I don’t think I had any contact so it was really unfortunate,” he said.
However, Magnussen’s luck changed later on when the red flags came out meaning he was able to unlap himself on the restart, and put on fresh medium tyres.
“You never want to see a red flag incident, and it’s a positive statement that Fernando could walk away from that dramatic crash, but the restart did benefit us.
“Our pace after the restart was very promising so I’m excited for the next races.”
