Kevin Magnussen is the first driver for Haas F1 Team, not named Romain Grosjean, to score formula One Championship points. He did it with an 8th place finish in the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix.
Magnussen’s 8th place finish was a move up by 6 places from his 14th starting position. Grosjean was hit was a terrible five place penalty, putting him back to the 17th position to start the race. the lap Grosjean completed would have moved him from Q2 to Q3. So between the combination of the missed third Qualifying session and a five place starting penalty, it is safe to say that the Haas F1 Team would have had their first double points day.
But onward and upward. The team is currently 7th in the 2017 F1 Constructors Championship. Magnussen’s 4 points is enough for him to secure 10th in the drivers Championship.
Onward and upward…. the next race is in one week at Bahrain. We have every reason to believe that the Haas F1 Team can fight to the top of that mid pack.