ium ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁After ▁the ▁race , ▁Magn ussen ▁described ▁the ▁result ▁as ▁" like ▁a ▁victory ". ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁results , ▁after ▁Ric ci ardo ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁due ▁to ▁fuel ▁irregular ities , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁ro ok ie ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁since ▁Jacques ▁Vill ene uve ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁Magn ussen ▁recorded ▁eleven ▁further ▁points - sc oring ▁finish es ▁throughout ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁majority ▁being ▁nin th - ▁or ▁t enth - place ▁finish es ; ▁although ▁Magn ussen ▁recorded ▁sevent h - place ▁finish es ▁in ▁Austria ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain   – ▁circ uits ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁prior ▁experience ▁from ▁junior ▁formula e   – ▁and ▁a ▁fifth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁Russia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Fernando ▁Al onso ▁would ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁Mc L aren ▁to ▁partner ▁Button , ▁leaving ▁Magn ussen ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁test ▁and ▁reserve ▁driver ▁for ▁Mc L aren . ▁The ▁driver ▁had ▁tal ks ▁with ▁H onda - power ed ▁team ▁And rett i ▁Aut os port ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Ind y Car ▁Series , ▁but ▁Mc L aren ▁blocked ▁the ▁deal . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mc L aren ▁announced ▁that ▁Magn ussen ▁would ▁replace ▁Fernando ▁Al onso ▁in ▁the