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Kevin Magnussen dreams of podium after Haas resurgence

Formula One returnee Kevin Magnussen said he was dreaming of a "lucky" podium after leading resurgent American team Haas to their highest finish in over three years at last week's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Dane, who raced with the team from 2017 until the end of 2020, was rehired as a last-minute replacement for sacked Russian Nikita Mazepin and scored a fifth-place finish in his first race back.

The result gave the team, which finished 2021 at the bottom of the overall standings without scoring a point, their highest finish since the Austrian Grand Prix in 2018 and a much-needed boost.