Magnussen Insists Overtaking Will Return This Weekend

Kevin Magnussen suggests the lack of overtaking Melbourne was track specific and won’t set the tone for Formula 1 in 2018.

This call will give fans some slight hope of seeing some exciting racing.

The Haas driver commented: “Bahrain is a much better circuit for overtaking than Australia.

“I don’t think we’re going to have as many negative comments about a boring race in Bahrain because the track layout is a lot better for racing and overtaking. I'm sure we’ll see an exciting Grand Prix.”

Haas demonstrated they are serious contenders for the fourth spot in the constructor's championship after having the fourth fastest car in qualifying last week.

Having had a positive start, both drivers were pushing for a podium place until two dreadful pitstops ended the race for Haas.

Magnussen went on to say: “It would be great to get a result in Bahrain after such a big disappointment in Australia.

“We’ve got to start building points, as we’ve fallen behind after Australia. We’ve got to catch up.

“We have a good car, but I'm cautious. We’ll take it one race at a time.

“There’s no guarantee we’ll be that strong in Bahrain, so we have to work hard to try and understand the car and make sure we carry the performance forward into the next race.”