Nico Hülkenberg was the first Haas F1 driver to drive the new car for testing in Bahrain, with Kevin Magnussen in the afternoon. The Dane watches his partner’s work and also interacts with the press, in particular he shared a short comment with Sky Sports.
Kevin Magnussen: “When testing starts it is always a really interesting time because for the first time we see all the new cars on the track, we see what speeds they are capable of, and while it is still extremely difficult to determine from the alignment of forces, we are still trying.
I had a great off-season, first I had some rest, then I started training intensively, I started preparing for the upcoming championship to reach the best physical shape at the beginning of the season.
Now, of course, everything was not at all like a year ago (when Kevin urgently replaced the Russian rider Nikita Mazepin in the American team). The team is in a good mood, everyone thinks we did a good job over the winter developing and building a new car. It seems that everything happened a little ahead of schedule, so there was no particular stress, and now the car and all the necessary components are ready.
Today she has already left the orbit, and let’s hope that we will mainly focus on her testing, working on improving the balance and increasing the speed of the VF-23, and not on solving these or other issues. I can’t wait to get behind the wheel and get started.”
Source: F1 News
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