Magnussen: Haas decision-making in rain will be better

After throwing away a potential double-points scoring result at Hockenheim, Kevin Magnussen believes that the experience will make Haas stronger when it comes to wet/dry races. The team opted to pit both drivers and lost valuable time in the pits.

Speaking to the media ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Magnussen admitted that the decision might have cost the team dearly, but it would not be a reoccurring mistake.

"It was a very tricky decision-making (moment), very short time to make a decision," he said.

"It's no secret it was very tricky but I made the call to box and I saw Romain box as well and I thought probably the team would have split the strategies in that condition because if you went in with two cars most likely you would lose and go out of the points by the finish.

"I think there was a lot of miscommunication in a very, very short time, a lot of people speaking on the radio and both drivers probably talking as well. In those cases it's bound to go wrong. It would have been a lot better to split the strategies instead of the double shuffle we ended up doing twice."

Whilst teammate Romain Grosjean was able to recover and finish an impressive sixth position, Magnussen was unable to replicate the charge through the field and finished a disappointing eleventh.

When asked what he put the decision down to, Magnussen added he felt it was a symptom of such a chaotic and unpredictable race.

"It was just a miscommunication and I probably expected too much because in that moment, in those last few seconds before the pit entry, there's so much communication they don't have a chance to separate that and take a proper decision. We all have to do better in that case.

"After the last race we go through things and it's a very good learning exercise, you learn a lot from that, or I feel I've learned a lot from that anyway. If we have a similar situation again I feel a lot more calm and content of what to do and what to look for, I'll be a lot less confused I think.

"It was a good exercise but obviously very disappointing as we've been very strong all weekend. It was a big hit to suddenly lose it all."