Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen give their thoughts following an entertaining 2023 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Kevin Magnussen
I brushed the wall at the exit of Turn 2, and the rim broke. The tire came off, and I had to stop. I didn’t even feel it, so it definitely wasn’t something that felt big in the car, but it was enough to crack the rim and take the tire off. It’s unfortunate. We were in P12, I think, at that time, and it didn’t look like I would be able to score points. We got unlucky with the first red flag as we had just pitted from P11, and we seemed to be quicker than the next couple of cars, so I was quite confident at that stage of the race. Then we pitted under the safety car, and it turned into a red flag just afterwards. Everyone put their tires on to go to the end of the race, and we were last. It wasn’t my day, but it seemed like the car had a decent pace, so I’m encouraged by that, and we’ll push next time.
Nico Hulkenberg
It was wild and a bit messy at times. We’ll have to look through everything that happened as many things were happening. I had a super start the third time on softs and came through to P4, so it’s a shame there were a few incidents, and then the race was red-flagged. There are a lot of positive learnings again, and I feel there are many good things happening. I’m refreshed and in a very positive mindset, and I really enjoy working with the team and experimenting with the car. We have very good momentum, which we want to take into the next races.
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