Kevin Magnussen says he is using this season to prepare himself for the future prospect of fighting at the front of the Formula One grid.Renault has endured a tricky transition period following its takeover of the Lotus F1 team at the end of last year, with the Enstone-based outfit occupying ninth in the constructors standings having recorded just one points finish this season -- when Magnussen claimed seventh place at the Russian Grand Prix.The Dane admits that thinking about his future prospects has helped act as motivation during a difficult 2016.You can always motivate yourself by thinking about next year and the year after that, just thinking about the future and try to learn as much as possible and prepare for when you get the chance because thats how Formula One is, suddenly youre in a car that can win and you have to deliver. So learning and preparing yourself for that time is what Im doing now.Its difficult not to be racing for points. If youre racing in P16 and P15, chasing someone down and even if you do get him and overtake him -- youre working so hard to overtake him and you still dont get points. It is a very frustrating and challenging time but I know what Im working towards.The best result Renault has managed since Russia has been two 12th-place finishes by Jolyon Palmer in Austria and Hungary -- the latter of which had seen Palmer running inside the points until a late spin curtailed the Britons hopes of scoring his first F1 point.Despite mainly fighting towards the rear of grid, Magnussen believes he has learned a lot during the first half of the season and feels he can be relatively happy with his own performances so far in 2016.Youre still learning about yourself and what you need from a car, setting it up, what feedback is important, working with the team, getting the most out of your people. The teamwork is something that you never stop learning really because you get new people and things changing on the car. Thats an ongoing learning process.I feel fairly happy. Im never satisfied because I always feel I can do better. I always feel I can improve. Ive made a few mistakes but I also feel Ive made a few miracles and thats kind of what I expected.Discount Celtics Jerseys . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Wholesale Celtics Jerseys . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. http://www.cheapcelticsjerseyschina.com/ .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. Robert Williams Jersey . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Womens Celtics Jerseys . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal.Indias Sourabh Varma reached the final of the mens singles event at the ongoing Bitburger Badminton Open in Germany on Saturday.Sourabh registered a comfortable 21-15, 21-18 victory against Denmarks 15th-seeded Anders Antonsen in 39 minutes. He had previously defeated Ukraines Artem Pochtarov to reach the semifinals of the tournament.?Sameer Verma, the other Indian in the fray, lost 18-21, 15-21 to fourth seed Yuqi Shi from China in their semifinal clash.Sourabh, who is ranked 57th in the world, will take on woorld no.dddddddddddd 16 Shi in the final.The 23-year-old Sourabh had previously won the mens singles event at the Chinese Taipei Masters, held in Taipei in October. He had also made the finals at the Polish and Belgian International earlier this year but had lost on both occasions.He last faced Shi at the Syed Modi International Championships in January where he lost in three games. ' ' '