Qualifying head-to-head
Hulkenberg 11-3 Magnussen
One of Haas’s biggest strengths this year has been their one-lap pace, with Hulkenberg particularly shining here – the German has made it into Q3 on six occasions so far this season.
Overall, he has enjoyed significantly more successful Saturdays than his team mate, outqualifying him 11 times. Kevin Magnussen, meanwhile, has progressed to Q2 the same number of times that the German has made it to the top 10 shoot-out, demonstrating the latter’s qualifying prowess.
With Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari regularly occupying the limited Q3 spots, it is particularly impressive that Hulkenberg has managed to claim a remaining one for himself on a fairly frequent basis.
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Race head-to-head
Hulkenberg 11-2 Magnussen
Often as a result of his stronger qualifying performances, Hulkenberg has regularly outscored his team mate, claiming 22 of the 27 points Haas currently have. However, the margin between the duo is often not as considerable on race days as they’ve taken the chequered flag within two places of each other at half of the season’s races.
Both drivers have also lost out from strategy calls, such as Hulkenberg carrying out an early stop and Magnussen losing out to an overcut in Hungary, leading to them finishing the race in P13 and P15 respectively.
Other than a handful of poorly-timed pit stops, the duo have been reasonably lucky with reliability this year, only retiring from one event when they were involved in that enormous crash with Sergio Perez on the opening lap in Monaco.
