Sunday: Button inspired for McLaren, but rookie mistake for Magnussen

Jenson Button (No. 22) – 6th

The Englishman sweated a lot with two fierce competitors behind him. He is happy with this result, which he considers unexpected: « It was hot this afternoon! And when you have the two Williams fighting in your mirrors, it gets even hotter. Despite everything, it was an enjoyable race, and I couldn’t really hope for better. I think we got the most out of our package, I really didn’t expect to finish sixth considering the car’s behavior at the beginning of the weekend. »

Although this race was satisfying, he knows that his team is not out of the woods yet, and the car still needs improvement: « It’s encouraging for the guys to have executed the pit stops and fuel management flawlessly throughout the race. Nevertheless, we can’t deny that we are still fabulous on the fast corners; this car has its strengths, but we still have a lot of work to do. »

Kevin Magnussen (No. 20) – 9th

The Danish rookie paid for his inexperience at the beginning of the race. He apologizes for his mistake: « I am sorry for the team for ruining my race as early as the second corner during my incident with Kimi. I think we could have scored big points today, so I am very disappointed with what I did. Grand Prix are long races, so I shouldn’t have made such a mistake so early in the afternoon. But these things happen and you have to learn from them, and that’s what I’m going to do. »

However, he does not let himself be defeated and assures that he will bounce back quickly: « After this incident, it was difficult to recover, and we struggled with the high track temperature, as well as in the fast corners. As I said, I will learn from this race and see what I can do next time. It’s a good thing that the Bahrain Grand Prix is so close; it will be good for me to forget this one and move forward. »