Hulkenberg ensured a two-car finish by taking the checkered flag in 12th position. Magnussen preserved the position across the remaining moments of the 50-lap race to secure his and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s first point score of 2023. Magnussen made several attempts at usurping his opponent before finally wrestling the position away on lap 46 to move into the top 10. Magnussen and Hulkenberg ran in tandem at the restart before setting off in pursuit of AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda.

The pair cycled through to 11th and 12th respectively, Magnussen in front of Hulkenberg, after the pit stop phase, with those yet to stop doing so under a safety car period caused when Lance Stroll came to a halt on lap 17. Magnussen came in on lap 8, taking on White hard tires, with Hulkenberg following suit three laps later and switching to the same compound.

Hulkenberg and Magnussen both started the night race on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires and held competitive positions in the congested midfield group during the opening stages.

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team saw Kevin Magnussen bringing home the team’s first point of the season in 10th, with Nico Hulkenberg 12th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Round 2 of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

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