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Magnussen did not expect McLaren joke backlash

Kevin Magnussen has admitted he underestimated the impact that poking fun at former employer McLaren's problems would have. Last week, some of the Dane's fans on social media reacted angrily when he posted a ‘meme' depicting a three-wheeled Ferrari and the caption: 'Still faster than a McLaren'. 'I had forgotten to think that there are still McLaren fans who follow me,' said the 23-year-old, who was dropped by the British team last year and now drives for Renault. 'They were a little angrier than I had anticipated,' Magnussen admitted to Ekstra Bladet newspaper in Shanghai ahead of the Chinese grand prix. 'I had just seen someone else post the picture and thought it was funny. I also...
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