Kevin Magnussen and McLaren Not Ready for Top of F1 Just Yet

After two disappointing weekends in Malaysia and Bahrain, Kevin Magnussen’s podium finish in the Australian Grand Prix suddenly seems like a long time ago. The excitement that followed the Dane’s stunning third place in Melbourne (which was converted to second after the disqualification of Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo) has been dampened after he upset a world champion, Kimi Raikkonen, on his way to ninth in Sepang before retiring in Sakhir. His apparent drop in form, if we can call it that, has proved that comparisons with Lewis Hamilton—the last driver to graduate to a McLaren race seat from the team’s young driver programme—are not wide of the mark, but a little exaggerated for now at least. Strangely, ho...

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