The 2022 season is now moving to the third race of the season in Australia. But the fans are still talking about the phenomenal and thrilling moments of Jeddah. One of those moments was Haas F1’s Kevin Magnussen competing against Lewis Hamilton in the midfield.
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The German constructors are struggling this season and had a poor performance in Saudi Arabia. Lewis Hamilton got knocked out of Q1 because of the slow car. But the seven-time world champion managed to move up into position during the race. It was then that he got into a neck-to-neck battle against the Haas driver, K-Mag. The battle was surely a treat to the fans as the Kannapolis-based team is phenomenal this season.
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It was undoubtedly one of the best battles in the Jeddah race besides the Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc one in the front. Even the Haas F1 team went up to their Twitter and shared the photos of their battle against Silver Arrows to appreciate it. The American constructors captioned, “We were absolutely loving these battles yesterday.”
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Soon after Haas dropped this tweet, Mercedes didn’t wait much longer and replied to the post. The German constructors also applauded the Haas F1 for their tough competition. Mercedes replied, “Hard but fair racing out there.” The American F1 again replied to the Brackley base to tease them more. The Haas team replied, “You love to see it!”
Can Haas continue this tough fight?
The American constructor had the worst results in their history last season, finishing at the bottom with 0 points. Last season, Kannapolis base got two F1 rookies, Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, onboard but the young blood didn’t help much. So, they entered the 2022 season with the hopes of not repeating the result of last season.
F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – March 19, 2022, Haas driver Mick Schumacher REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
But before the season could start, Haas had to terminate their association with title sponsors Uralkali and driver Nikita Mazepin because of the tension between Russia and Ukraine. Soon, Haas F1 got their former driver Kevin Magnussen to fill the vacant seat of Mazepin. Further, the Haas F1 is using the Ferrari power unit again for this season and it has proven to be phenomenal for the VF-22. As Ferrari are dominating this season, Haas is also giving tough competition in the midfield.
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The American constructor was mind-blowing in the season opener in Bahrain with K-Mag finishing P5 and Mick Schumacher missing the Top 10 by a small margin. Haas F1 again looked strong in Saudi Arabia and even gave the eight-time world champion constructor Mercedes a run for their money. K-Mag finished P9 in Jeddah, but Schumacher missed the race because of his horrific crash during the qualifying.
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Looking at Haas F1’s form this season, they are surely fighting to be at the top of the mid-field. Let’s see how the American F1 team performs this season.
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