Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen finished 12th in Sunday afternoon's the British Grand Prix held at the famous Silverstone Circuit.
On a one stop strategy, Kevin was the last driver to pit, running 37 laps on his soft rubber before coming in for a relatively new set of supersofts that had only three laps on them.
Staying out for as long as he did allowed Magnussen to climb to as high as seventh, even after slight tap from the Toro Rosso at the start, but with the tight midfield cars turning laps behind him on fresher tires, there wasn't enough of a gap for the Danish racer to keep the spots he had earned.
Therefore, after his pitstop, Kevin returned to the race in 14th, but quickly passed the Williams of Lance Stroll to take 13th on lap 40.
At this point, he was behind his teammate, however Grosjean was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop after contact from the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson in turn six damaged the right-rear tire of his Haas VF-17. After the stop for fresh rubber, Grosjean came out of the pits behind Magnussen, who had inherited 12th.
“I felt the Toro Rosso hit my tire at the start, but nothing happened,” Kevin explained. “Fortunately, there was no puncture. I just didn't quite get the first lap. It was always going to be difficult when you start on the reverse strategy on the harder tire. That first stint kind of kept me out of the points."
"The pace was good in the car, I just had to do a long stint on the tires and wait for the guys in front to pit and then put in a lot of good lap times. I came back a bit at the end, but it wasn't enough. Whenever you're fighting outside of the points, it's never that interesting. Still, I'll take the positives. We were quick and had good pace in the race.”
