Magnussen had good reason to say this after what was a thrilling race which saw a total of 77 overtakes, but only two more than the previous season.
The battle that caught the most attention was the one at the front between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, which offered a glimpse of what was to come for the rest of the year.
Starting on pole, Leclerc lost the lead to Verstappen at turn one on lap 17, before retaking it just a couple of corners later.
The exact same thing then happened the following lap and what was so good about it all, is that onboards showed the intelligence of Leclerc.
The Ferrari driver purposefully didn’t fight Verstappen heading into Turn 1 because he knew he would have DRS on his rival on the straight between corners 3 and 4, where the Monegasque overtook the Red Bull both times.
The drama then escalated late-on when mechanical problems caused a double Red Bull DNF to give Ferrari a one-two, in what was a thrilling way to start the new era.
Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco is a track which divides opinion; some think, with the tightness of the circuit, it is outdated for the modern day F1 car, but others want it kept for the heritage.
While the racing might not be the best at times, to give credit where it’s due, this year’s Monaco GP was highly entertaining.
Leclerc took pole for his home race but then wet weather in the principality changed things completely the next day.
Standing water on the track caused the race to be delayed by one-hour, but it was well worth the wait.
Monaco isn’t usually known for its wheel-to-wheel racing, yet fans were treated to Esteban Ocon and Lewis Hamilton going neck and neck, Pierre Gasly progressing through the field, while the battle for first was incredibly tight.
Although Leclerc seemingly had the race under control, a strategic blunder in the pit-stops saw him tumbling down to fourth after Ferrari pitted the Monegasque twice in the space of four laps due to changing conditions.
The second stop, however, was a double stack and so Leclerc lost time behind Carlos Sainz in the pits, while the Spaniard also got held up by the Williams cars on the out-lap.
This came to Red Bull’s aid, who were flawless in strategy helped by a solid drive from Sergio Perez, as he ended up taking victory with his team-mate in third.
British Grand Prix
Silverstone proved to be one of the first true tests of the new regulations considering it is a fast track with sweeping turns which invites wheel-to-wheel racing.
The home crowd did not go away disappointed with entertainment and tight racing throughout.
Things were scary at first after George Russell tagged Zhou Guanyu at the start, whose car was then flipped upside down before sliding into the barriers while resting on the halo.
But when the damage was cleared and it was known that Zhou was okay, a thrilling race got underway.
The early stages saw the lead change hands multiple times with Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton and Sainz all battling tightly at the front.
Then Verstappen ran over debris – caused by the AlphaTauri drivers coming together – which put him out of contention meaning it was Ferrari against Hamilton.
It looked like Leclerc would come out on top but then a safety car was signalled with 14 laps to go after Ocon stopped on the side of the track with a fuel pump issue.