2023-10-30 23:35:59
Haas F1 Team’s Kevin Magnussen has provided insight into the moments leading up to the huge crash that ended the F1 Mexican Grand Prix. Magnussen crashed into the barrier at Turn 9 midway through the race due to an apparent component failure. At a high-speed right-hand corner, the car swerved to the left and Magnussen was the passenger.
Magnussen was able to escape from the wreckage, but the wreckage briefly burst into flames before officials arrived on the scene. The impact damaged the Techpro Barrier and the race was red flagged for 22 minutes for repairs. After receiving clearance from Mexico’s medical team, Magnussen confirmed to the media that he was “fine.” “I haven’t checked with the team yet, but maybe they have more information. “But the left rear in particular had been losing grip for a few laps before, and all of a sudden it lost all of that grip and gave up. At the time, Magnussen was running 13th, moving up three places on the grid. A lap earlier, he had taken a big hit coming out of the final corner, bouncing in the dirt and debris behind the exit curb. But Magnussen doesn’t think that was the cause of the crash. “As for Kevin, he had a suspension problem and we need to investigate what happened, but it seems to be heat-related,” explained Haas F1 Team principal Günter Steiner. “Today was another tough day, but it’s not all negative. “Nico (Hülkenberg) was in a good position to score points, but a red flag that we ourselves caused kept the tires on the last stint. “Our car doesn’t have the same tire lifespan as other cars. We can fight almost the entire distance, but almost isn’t enough.”Other than that, the whole team performed well. Hulkenberg was running eighth at one point, but by the time he took the checkered flag he had fallen back to 13th. Haas F1 Team left Mexico City with no points. Adding salt to the wound, Scuderia AlphaTauri picked up six points in the constructors’ championship, knocking Haas F1 Team from 10th to last place.Nico Hulkenberg (13th): “My tires were running low. 37 laps was going to be a long stretch, and with the medium tires it wasn’t possible. It was disappointing because we had a one-stop strategy. I had already used hard compound in the race and didn’t know there was going to be a red flag. The timing of the red flag wasn’t ideal and it affected my race, but it’s important that Kevin was okay. What, I was holding out there and annoying other people. They would have been annoyed to see my rear wing for a long time, so it was a joy for me.”Kevin Magnussen (DNF) “My left rear suspension failed and I crashed. I hit the wall in a bad spot, hit my hand and it hurt a little, but I was fine. I have to investigate a little more to find out what happened. No. It was running fine before that, but it got stuck in traffic for a long time and the tires burned out. Whatever the cause of the failure, I don’t know if it was affected for a while before that.” View on Instagram Posts shared by FORMULA 1® (@f1)
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