▁for ▁the ▁ ▁season , ▁replacing ▁Ser gio ▁Pérez . ▁In ▁line ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁rule ▁introduced ▁in ▁Formula ▁One ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season   – ▁where ▁drivers ▁picked ▁a ▁car ▁number ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁use ▁during ▁their ▁career   – ▁Magn ussen ▁rac ed ▁with ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁he ▁had ▁on ▁his ▁DA MS ▁car ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁J ere z ▁and ▁Bah rain ▁pre - season ▁tests ▁he ▁to pped ▁the ▁times he ets , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁race ▁in ▁Australia , ▁he ▁qualified ▁in ▁fourth ▁position . ▁In ▁the ▁race ▁itself , ▁Magn ussen ▁avoided ▁crash ing ▁at ▁the ▁start   – ▁after ▁his ▁car ▁encountered ▁over ste er ▁through ▁wheel sp in   – ▁and ▁after ▁passing ▁Lewis ▁Hamilton ' s ▁a iling ▁Mer cedes ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages , ▁Magn ussen ▁maintained ▁position ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁third - place ▁finish ; ▁he ▁finished ▁ 2 . 2 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁Red ▁Bull ' s ▁Daniel ▁Ric ci ardo . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Magn ussen ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁Dan ish ▁driver   – ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁Jan , ▁who ▁was ▁sixth ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Canadian ▁Grand ▁Prix   – ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁points - sc oring ▁finish , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁debut ant , ▁since ▁Hamilton ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁pod