Magnussen had a powerful qualifying, incomes fifth, fourth and sixth locations throughout the three classes, however he acknowledged that the race was prone to be robust, due to the tyre temperature challenge which have stymied Haas all season.
The Dane misplaced a few locations on the primary lap however held on within the factors for the primary a part of the race, having fun with a fraught battle with Pierre Gasly at one stage.
He slipped again after an off-track second triggered by a brake challenge earlier than a digital security automobile gave him an inexpensive second cease for tender tyres, and thus an opportunity to catch drivers on older rubber within the latter levels.
He moved into the points on the final lap when George Russell crashed out.
“Tremendous happy with that,” stated Magnussen. “It was laborious battle. I do not suppose I’ve ever fought so laborious for a degree. However I actually, actually needed it, after the nice qualifying, it could have been so disappointing to not get something out of it.
“It seemed robust at one level. As soon as I had that off in Flip 2, I believed it was sport over. My tyres had been simply finished. So we pitted for tender, and it labored very well.
“Tempo was good. And I made up just a few positions. After which just a few individuals crashed, and I acquired a degree. So I am glad I labored so laborious for that.
Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Crew, on the grid with engineers
Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
“I simply tried as laborious as I might. I needed to guarantee that there was nothing left on the market, and it paid off.”
Requested if the weekend was a lift for his confidence, he stated: “I imply, it is not likely about self-confidence. It is simply I work very laborious for this.
“And it is so good when it pays off. I work out within the gymnasium. And at present I labored my ass off within the automobile. Yeah, it is good to get one thing out of it. On the finish of the day we’re rivals, we wish to present and get one thing out of it.”
Magnussen agreed that the crew has to able to take alternatives equivalent to that offered by the VSC, particularly with tyres being such a vital challenge for the automobile.
“Yeah, it was good,” he stated of the timing. “In fact, we acquired a possibility, and we took it. We had been able to capitalise.
“That is what I all the time say, we’ll these races, and we all know that the race tempo is not going to be that good and tyre degradation is just not on our facet. We’ve simply acquired to be able to take any alternative there may be. And we did that at present. And it paid off.”