It was a long and painful Sunday for Kevin Magnussen in Monte Carlo, and one that couldn’t end too soon as far as the Dane was concerned.
Haas' severe level of under-performance left the US outfit and its drivers struggling just to keep up with the tail-enders, let alone fight for points as has been the case since the start of the season.
Aerodynamic problems coupled with tyre issues put both Magnussen and team mate Romain Grosjean on the backfoot from the outset last weekend.
The Dane for one was happy to see it all end.
"I was just waiting for my brakes to overheat or for my engine to overheat," he admitted.
"It was a pretty pointless race for us, but we're moving on and we're looking forward to Canada to put some new parts on the car and get back in our normal shape, and get back in the fight for points.
"The car that we had this weekend is not representative of what we should have. I’m just glad we’re out of here, and I can’t wait to go to Montreal and get back into the fight."
Asked if the team's dismal performance in Monaco was a one-off, Magnussen felt confident it was.
"We can never guarantee that we won't have bad races, but I think this was a particularly bad one. The first five races were good, especially performance-wise, so I'm positive that we can do well.
"Everyone on the team deserves that. We’re moving on."
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