Kevin Magnussen could not have driven any better on his way to finishing eighth in the Mexican Grand Prix, according to the Haas Formula One team.
Magnussen and teammate Romain Grosjean were the slowest drivers in what turned out to be a tricky qualifying session for Haas on Saturday, but both were bumped up the order when grid penalties for other drivers were applied ahead of the race.
After making a quick start and having successfully negotiated first-lap incidents, Magnussen found himself running in the points during the early stages of Sunday's race. Despite being passed by the recovering Sebastian Vettel at mid-distance, Magnussen profited from the retirements of Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo to gain a further two positions, before holding off Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in the closing stages.