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Magnussen: Haas VF20 not yet 'strong enough' for targeting Q1

Haas' Kevin Magnussen says the US outfit has a very "usable' car in race trim, but admits to the VF20's weakness in qualifying. A bold strategy call in Hungary, when the team ordered its drivers to switch to slick tyres at the end of the race's formation lap, propelled Magnussen among the top ten from where the Dane held his own - despite a 5-second time penalty - to claim his first point of the 2020 season. The 27-year-old driver believes the performance at the Hungaroring demonstrated the overall qualities of Haas' VF20, at least as demonstrated on race day. "I think we’ve learned a huge amount about the VF-20 in the first three races," Magnussen explained in the team's...
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