Komatsu admitted that the team had called Magnussen into the pits at the wrong time, losing the Dane two places in the process.
Like in Saudi Arabia, Haas split the strategies of the two drivers, with Nico Hulkenberg running a long opening stint on the hard tyre before pitting for mediums under the VSC.
With fresher tyres, Hulkenberg came up behind Magnussen who, despite his obvious frustration after the earlier pit call, duly moved over and let his team-mate use his pace.
The pair eventually finished ninth and 10th, with both men gaining a spot after George Russell’s late accident.
It was the second race in a row that Magnussen has helped Hulkenberg, having held up a group of cars in Jeddah.
“On the first round of pit stops for Kevin, we lost two positions,” said Komatsu.
“That shouldn't have happened. But other than that, everything else was amazing.
“Pitstops were amazing, and then the drivers working together again during the second stint - Kev was on the hard tyre, Nico was on the medium tyre, because of the VSC.
Source: Autosport