▁races , ▁despite ▁having ▁qualified ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁them . ▁He ▁recorded ▁another ▁points ▁finish ▁in ▁Spain , ▁finishing ▁ 7 th . ▁ ▁Po or ▁finish es ▁followed ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁races . ▁In ▁Austria , ▁Magn ussen ▁showed ▁the ▁strong ▁qual ifying ▁pace ▁of ▁the ▁V F - 1 9 ▁by ▁qual ifying ▁in ▁ 5 th , ▁before ▁a ▁g ear box ▁penalty ▁dropped ▁him ▁to ▁ 1 0 th ▁on ▁the ▁grid . ▁During ▁the ▁race ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁over - ste pped ▁his ▁grid ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁start , ▁receiving ▁a ▁drive - through ▁penalty ▁and ▁eventually ▁finishing ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 th ▁place . ▁In ▁Britain , ▁Magn ussen ▁and ▁team mate ▁Gros je an ▁made ▁contact ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁lap , ▁causing ▁race - ending ▁damage ▁for ▁both ▁drivers . ▁Both ▁were ▁bl amed ▁and ▁critic ised ▁for ▁the ▁incident , ▁at ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁which ▁Gros je an ▁was ▁testing ▁the ▁old ▁spec ▁of ▁the ▁V F - 1 9 ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁could ▁understand ▁their ▁recent ▁lack ▁of ▁pace . ▁ ▁Magn ussen ▁next ▁scored ▁points ▁at ▁the ▁rain - aff ected ▁German ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁finishing ▁ 1 0 th ▁before ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁after ▁the ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁drivers ▁were ▁pen al ised ▁post - race ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁driver ▁a ids . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁Italy ▁with ▁a ▁hyd ra ul ics ▁issue , ▁before ▁setting