Kevin Magnussen qualified his Haas in seventh place for Sunday’s Australian GP, and reckons it is “crazy” to think that other cars are faster than his Haas.

The Danish driver will line up seventh in Melbourne, one place behind his team-mate Romain Grosjean as Haas finished qualifying best of the rest.

But while Magnussen’s 1:22.099 was a good time, it was 1.613s slower than pole sitter Lewis Hamilton’s best.

“I think, generally, all the cars are stronger than last year,” Magnussen said.

“It’s a very good car and it’s crazy to think that there are other cars that are faster than this.