Mar.6 It is 'not acceptable' for Kevin Magnussen to be so far behind his teammate Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying, Haas' new team boss has warned. Over the winter, the struggling small American team's owner Gene Haas ousted long-time boss Gunther Steiner, replacing him with engineer Ayao Komatsu. But arguably a bigger concern for Haas was solving the fundamental flaw of last year's car – excessive tyre wear over a longer stint. In Bahrain, it became clear that Haas has made clear progress in that area. But equally clear was the big gap between Hulkenberg's qualifying pace – good enough for Q3 – and that of teammate Magnussen. The gap between them was a whopping 7 tenths....
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