Haas explains the real reason behind Kevin Magnussen’s dramatic crash at the Mexican GP

Haas has been in a terrible run of form during the second leg of the 2023 F1 season.

Haas explains the real reason behind Kevin Magnussen’s dramatic crash at the Mexican GP

Kevin Magnussen and Gunther Steiner (Via IMAGO)

The 2023 Mexican Grand Prix will be remembered for being quite an eventful race. While Max Verstappen triumphed at the event, a lot happened behind him, and one incident that grabbed immense attention was Kevin Magnussen’s lap 33 crash at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez F1 circuit.

On lap 32 of the race, Kevin Magnussen did his best to keep Williams Logan Sargeant behind him. His brakes were getting too hot in the process, and on lap 33, his car’s left rear track rod failed, and he lost control of his VF-22. Brake temperatures have always been on the limit in Mexico.

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The Haas team principal, Gunther Steiner, admitted that brakes were to blame for Magnussen’s crash during the 71-lap race; he has also made it known that his team should have done a better job at handling the tricky situation.

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It was a heat issue which caused a suspension failure. It was heat from the brakes. Kevin was defending, and it tipped over. It was just because of the high temperatures here. We just need to manage it better. Nico’s car was OK.

Steiner said, as reported by Motorsport.

Haas is plumb last in the 2023 Constructors Championship

While Guenther Steiner and Co. had a tough outing during the Mexican GP weekend, AlphaTauri’s recent resurgence has meant that Haas has fallen backward on the grid. After Mexico, the American outfit is tenth in the constructor’s standings, with only having scored 12 points in the season so far.

Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg (Credits: Sportsmanor)
Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg (Credits: Sportsmanor)

The team ahead of them is the Hinwii-based Alfa Romeo team, who are currently on 16 points. Moreover, considering the form that Haas has been in since the start of the second leg of the ongoing campaign, it seems very unlikely that they would be able to close the gap to them in the remaining races.

However, the pinnacle of motor racing has always been an unpredictable sport where strange things happen. The VF-23 has been pretty up and down in terms of performance, but with only three events remaining, it will be fascinating to see how the team would perform from Brazil onwards.

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