Magnussen got to know himself ‘a little better’ during F1’s hiatus

Kevin Magnussen has taken away a few positives from F1’s forced hiatus, the Haas driver saying the experience provided him with a personal “learning opportunity”.

Living in a suitcase is the norm for an F1 driver when the season is in full swing, with the sport travelling from one venue to the other and sponsorship commitments or factory visits during the week often keeping drivers on the move.

For Magnussen, the lengthy period of inactivity offered a few positive takeaways.

“I’d say just the fact I was able to stay in the one place for more than a few weeks and sleep in the same bed, wake up and have the same thing for breakfast, basically get into daily routines that I haven’t had for years,” he explained in Haas’ Austrian Grand Prix preview.

“I’d also say it was a learning opportunity, you get to know yourself a little better when you have all this time on your hands.