Kevin Magnussen was thrilled to finish P7 in Saturday's qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Dane was the best of the rest outside of the top three teams and again out-qualified his more experienced teammate Romain Grosjean.
Magnussen got off to a wobbly start this weekend after being summoned to the stewards after an accidental block on Sauber's Charles Leclerc in practice one. However, the Haas driver recovered well to secure a great starting position for Sunday's race.
"It was a really good qualifying," he said. "P7 for us is really pole position. It’s the best you can hope for if you’re not in a Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull.
"I’m really happy with that. I’m looking forward to tomorrow and, hopefully, we can bring home some good points.
"It’s a good position to start, and again, P7 is probably the best we can hope for if everyone finishes.
"It’s still a very tight battle, but I think our car is strong, and we can be happy with where we are at the moment.
"We need to keep up the levels, continue to develop, and keep putting stuff on the car."
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