Saturday: Magnussen and Button in a good position for McLaren at Spa

Kevin Magnussen (#20) – 12th and 7th

The Dane managed to qualify for Q3, the last part of the qualifications, but it wasn’t easy for him: « The conditions were extremely difficult today. In fact, I almost didn’t make it to Q2 because I flat-spotted both my front tires at turn 1 of my first lap, so I had a lot of understeer and couldn’t attack. But, despite that, I managed to get through, so everything was fine. I then managed to get through to Q2, and Q3 went well, too. I put in a good lap and felt good with the car. »

Magnussen hopes for a competitive race in dry conditions tomorrow, which could allow him to score big points for McLaren: « The 7th position may not be a fantastic result, but it is not a bad starting position for tomorrow’s race. I cannot express how much I love driving here. It’s truly amazing to drive on this circuit in any race car. It’s a lot of fun and hopefully tomorrow we can achieve what we want, which is to get a good result and score some points. »

Jenson Button (No. 22) – 8th and 10th

The Briton made a mistake on his flying lap, which explains his last place in Q3: « My first run in Q3 was good. But on my second run, with new intermediates, in slightly drier conditions, I locked my wheels at the top of the hill – and as soon as you lock your wheels, it’s really over. I continued, but my lap was done. I tried to keep going, but I was 1.5 seconds behind, so I couldn’t catch up. That should have been the run to achieve the lap time I wanted, but it wasn’t the case, which is a shame. »

Even though Button is one of the best in wet and changing conditions, he hopes for a dry race tomorrow.