Kevin Magnussen looking to have a "good race" in Hungary

Kevin Magnussen is hoping for a strong weekend after a tough race last time out at Silverstone.

The Dane was classified 17th at the British Grand Prix, but like team mate Jolyon Palmer, his race came to a premature end due to gearbox problems.

"Last race’s result was certainly not what we’d hoped for so we’ll be working as hard as possible in Hungary with hopefully some learnings from the test that took place at Silverstone last week," he said. "It’s another race to look forward to and hopefully another race where we can push as hard as possible and hope for points."

Hungary's tight nature means that a premium is placed on qualifying, but Magnussen is confident of a good performance during the race regardless.

"Yes you can overtake – turn one being the obvious example – but it’s not easy so qualifying position is a bit more important than at other places," he said. "It’s certainly a twisty track and it’s a little bit difficult to overtake there but it’s possible to have a good race there. I’ve had strong performances there in the past so I hope that will help this weekend."

In what has been a trying year on Renault's return as a full works team, Magnussen has so far scored every point for the team, a seventh place finish at Russia being their only top 10 finish so far.
 

Replies (0)

Login to reply

AZ Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Local time 

AZAzerbaijan Grand Prix

Local time 

Test calendar

See full test schedule

World Championship standings 2026

Show full world champion standings

Related news

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2026

Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
-
Spain
-
Bahrain
-
Bahrain
6 - Mar 8
Australia
13 - Mar 15
China
27 - Mar 29
Japan
10 - Apr 12
Bahrain
17 - Apr 19
Saudi Arabia
1 - May 3
United States of America
22 - May 24
Canada
5 - Jun 7
Monaco
12 - Jun 14
Spain
See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2026

Date
Grand Prix & Circuit
6 - Mar 8
Australia Albert Park
13 - Mar 15
27 - Mar 29
10 - Apr 12
17 - Apr 19
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit
1 - May 3
United States of America Miami International Autodrome
22 - May 24
5 - Jun 7
Monaco Monte Carlo
12 - Jun 14
See full schedule

Driver profile

  • Team -
  • Points -
  • Podiums -
  • Grand Prix -
  • Country United Kingdom
  • Date of b. Jan 20 1991 (35)
  • Place of b. Horsham, United Kingdom
  • Weight 78 kg
  • Length 1.79 m
Show full profile

Team profile

Show full profile
show sidebar