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Spotlight on Magnussen after Palmer defeat
A countryman of Formula 1 returnee Kevin Magnussen has defended the Dane's performance at the recent Australian Grand Prix. Jolyon Palmer, a rookie and Magnussen's teammate at Renault, has been quoted as saying out-qualifying and then beating the former McLaren driver to the chequered flag on debut is a boost to his confidence. But Jason Watt, a Dane and former F3000 driver, told Ekstra Bladet newspaper that he thinks therefore declaring Briton Palmer the Renault team leader on the basis of Australia is wrong. 'Renault regards its drivers as equals — it is unnecessary to have one of them as the leader,' he insisted. 'Right now I see Kevin as better than Palmer anyway. It was a minor...
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