The Dane was pitched off the street on lap 32 by a suspected left rear monitor rod failure when the automobile was below load within the quick right-hander at Flip 8.
Magnussen climbed out of the automobile unaided, however harm to the obstacles led to a crimson flag. He was taken to the medical centre, however he was handed match and shortly returned to the paddock.
Brake temperatures are all the time on the restrict in Mexico, and in Magnussen’s case, they received too excessive as he was defending laborious from Logan Sargeant, and winding the bias to the rear.
The American received previous only a few corners earlier than the crash, at which level Magnussen was instructed by his engineer that he needed to get brake temperatures below management.
After the influence, TV footage confirmed a brake hearth beginning across the left rear of the wrecked Haas.
Throughout the red-flag interval, the group checked the sister automobile of Nico Hulkenberg, however no indicators of any drawback had been discovered, and the German was capable of full the second a part of the race.
“It was a warmth challenge which brought on a suspension failure,” Steiner instructed Autosport. “It was warmth from the brakes.
“Kevin was defending, and it tipped over. It was simply due to the excessive temperatures right here. We simply must handle it higher. Nico’s automobile was OK.”
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Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23
Regardless of the in depth harm and the lack of an entire set of the current improve bundle, Steiner says that the group has sufficient components for the remainder of the season.
“We’re okay. It isn’t superb, but it surely’s okay. It is all the time higher on the finish of the season. Now you may’t any extra components even in order for you them.”
Seconds earlier than the crash Magnussen was heard telling the group that “the rear left has fully gone right here,” and he recommended that he could have had a warning that one thing was amiss.
“I am feeling okay,” he stated. “The suspension gave up. The rear left particularly misplaced lots of grip a few laps earlier than that, I abruptly misplaced lots of grip on that, after which it gave up after.
“I feel it was going alright. At first of the race, it was higher, after which abruptly I fell off greater than the others. After which the suspension gave up.
“So I do not know if it is associated. Perhaps there’s one thing there, however I must go and speak to the blokes.”
Magnussen was seen shaking his arms after the crash as he had picked up an harm, however he insisted that he was okay: “I simply received a knock on my arms, they usually harm slightly bit, however they’re nice.”