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Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 11th for the Spanish Grand Prix Sunday at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya.

Magnussen was 10th quickest in the opening qualifying session with a lap of 1:21.945. In Q2, he earned the 11th fastest time with a lap of 1:21.329, just missing the cutoff spot for Q3 by .078 of a second.

The Dane ran exclusively on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tyre throughout qualifying.

“It's always frustrating when you miss out on Q3 by a small amount. You can always say that you had it in there, but you know we'll get there. Q3 is not far away. I think I nearly maximized everything,” he said after the session. “There's always a little bit more you can do, but so can everyone. I don't think this is our track, really. It's good to see that the upgrades have worked a little bit. It hasn't been negative.”

“We just need to build on it and get into Q3. We only need to get one car tomorrow then we're in the points. Of course, we would like more than one point, but even that would be satisfying to get out of here with something. I'll cross my fingers for a good start. Hopefully, the temperature will drop and the wind will die down and it'll make it a bit easier for us.”