The start of the current season has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen the opening eight races impacted. With a father who is also a former f1 driver who even took part in one race for mclaren, kevin magnussen comes in to the. The secret passion of f1 driver kevin magnussen f1 feature. The dane is currently sitting at home and waiting for the 2020 formula 1 season to get underway. Kevin jan magnussen born 5 october 1992 is a danish racing driver, currently driving for the haas f1 team. Kevin magnussen biography with a father who is also a former f1 driver who even took part in one race for mclaren, kevin magnussen comes in to the sport with a lot of expectation on his shoulders. A broken wheel spacer triggered a crash for haas formula 1 driver kevin magnussen in barcelona today but despite losing valuable track time team boss gunther steiner insists that it was a good. The son of fourtime le mans gt class winner, gm factory driver and former formula one driver jan magnussen, kevin magnussen came up through mclaren formula one teams young driver programme and drove for mclaren in the 2014 formula one world championship. Magnussen, 27, is staying at haas next year, but he told the danish b. Profile for racing driver kevin magnussen from denmark. Please buy f1 driver kevin magnussens porsche 911 turbo. Haas confirm kevin magnussen and romain grosjean for f1 2020.
With time on his hands, the former mclaren driver answered a haas f1 guest mailbag for racer, taking questions from the fans. In 101 races since, he has had a best result of second and never quite looked as good. A grand prix driver by the age of 21, the dane was second on his debut in the 2014 australian grand prix but it was an inconclusive maiden campaign with magnussen eventually overlooked for the following season. F1 interview kevin magnussen doesnt care if you like him. Kevin magnussen born 5 october 1992 in roskilde, zealand, denmark is a danish formula one driver who drives for haas. Kevin magnussen has slammed the race stewards harsh decision to hand him a time penalty at the russian gp.
Kevin magnussen, haas f1 team vf19, leads lance stroll, racing point rp19, and daniel ricciardo, renault f1 team r. Most f1 drivers are able to keep their personal rivalries behind closed doors, but one spilled out live on tv after the hungarian grand prix. The son of fourtime le mans gt class winner, gm factory driver and former formula one driver jan magnussen, kevin magnussen came up through mclaren formula one teams young driver programme and drove for mclaren in the 2014 formula one world championship and has driven for haas since 2017. Read his biography, view his personal race results and find out how his team is doing in 2020. Please buy f1 driver kevin magnussens porsche 911 turbo so i. Haas formula 1 driver kevin magnussen will take part in final mexican grand prix practice after being given the goahead by doctors. Kevin jan magnussen was born on 5 october 1992 in roskilde, denmark, as the son of former formula 1 driver jan magnussen and britt petersen. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for kevin magnussen on.
However, this season has shown that unless you have the car to do it, it is very difficult to make a name for yourself in formula 1. It is six years since kevin magnussen announced his arrival on the grand prix scene with second place in the formula 1 australian grand prix. In some respects, the news of the possible danish gp dissolving away from the initial hype in some way reflects the lacklustre fortunes of the haas f1 team last season. Oct 14, 2019 haas formula 1 driver kevin magnussen described his crash in qualifying as quite embarrassing and was left to rue the mistake which ruined his japanese grand prix weekend. In 2020 the dane kevin magnussen alias kmag will race for haas f1, again accompanied by romain grosjean as teammate. Recently, kevin magnussen has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
However, he didnt expect his day to start quite like it did. Magnussen made his f1 debut at the 2014 australian grand prix, joining mclaren for that season to replace the departed sergio perez. After the year 2005, he won the peugeot super kart ica junior championship and the nez championship in the ica junior class in. He then joined mclaren in 20, but the season was disappointing and he was replaced by kevin magnussen. A grand prix driver by the age of 21, the dane finished second on his debut in the 2014 australian grand prix.
Led by guenther steiner, the 27yearold magnussen will hope for more, after a relapse of haas form in 2019. Kevin magnussen is regarded as one of the most underrated and aggressive drivers on the grid. Sure, he is a talented f1 driver, but there is absolutely more to this mega. Kevin magnussen is a danish racing driver, born in roskilde on 5 october 1992. He was an incredible man in every way, magnussen told the danish newspaper bt. He is the son of former formula one driver jan magnussen, who drove between 1995 to 1998. He is the most successful danish formula 1 driver in history. Kevin magnussen joined mclarens young driver programme in 2009 and within four years the team had decided to promote him to their f1 race squad his father jan magnussen had begun an association with the same team 15 years earlier, leading to a single start for mclaren in the 1995 pacific grand prix.
Kevin magnussen says that hosting up to 18 races in the second half of 2020 would be a crazy objective for formula 1 to carry out. One of whom wanted to know what comes next after f1. Ive always had a passion for indycar, magnussen replied. Espns nate saunders talks to the danish f1 driver to find out. Magnussen remembers greatest legend stirling moss f1. Haas f1 team driver kevin magnussen needs a timeout from social media and says hes taking a step back from managing his own instagram account. Magnussen was able to tour the facility and meet members of his new team. Haas drivers f1 2021 haas came close to switching up their driver lineup for 2020, but romain grosjean and kevin magnussen have both been given oneyear extensions and another chance to. He may be a secondgeneration f1 driver following his father jan onto the grid but magnussens idols are from the golden era of grand prix racing when the likes of juan manuel fangio and stirling moss risked it all for the love of the sport. The home of formula 1 driver kevin magnussen on sky sports. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. As the son of a grand prix driver, kevin was more destined than most for a career in motorsport. Magnussen made his f1 debut at the 2014 australian grand prix, joining mclaren for that season to replace the departed sergio perez he would score a p2 finish on debut, making magnussen the first rookie to achieve that since lewis hamilton did it in 2007, ironically also for mclaren.
Magnussen joined the american outfit for his third full season competing in the fia formula one world championship in 2017 having previously driven for. Browse kevin magnussen caps, clothing and souvenirs here. Nov 03, 2018 labelled fing dangerous by rivals, kevin magnussen says some of his recent incidents are not his fault as drivers are blind to the cars behind them. Experience, and the need for it, has been one of the cornerstones of haas f1 team, and with romain grosjean and kevin magnussen racing for the team in 2020, we continue to have a driver lineup. Mar 24, 2019 kevin magnussen and tony stewart at carolina speedway in north carolina tony stewart pulls out the dirt sprint car for f1 driver kevin magnussen. Kevin magnussen and tony stewart at carolina speedway in north carolina tony stewart pulls out the dirt sprint car for f1 driver kevin magnussen.
Buy kevin magnussen merchandise direct from the only official f1 store. A new ear of f1 is approaching and magnussen is seen at the strongest of the new batch of drivers. Call him a lone ranger or a maverick, but magnussen is here for one reason only to race. Another year in the american team for kevin magnussen after a good season. Kevin magnussen says haas f1 team could leave sport after. This years championship will be magnussen s sixth in formula 1 having made his debut with mclaren in 2014 before being dropped to a test driver role after which he spent a year with renault before joining haas. Born into a racing family in 1992, kevin magnussen was welcomed into another racing family in 2017 as the native of roskilde, denmark, and the son of former formula one driver and current sportscar racer jan magnussen became a member of haas f1 team. Magnussen had already enjoyed his first taste of formula one with mclaren in the abu dhabi young driver test at the end of 2012, having previously worked on the teams driving simulator. Haas confirm kevin magnussen and romain grosjean for f1. Check out all his f1 podiums, helmets, cars, races and statistics. The dane revealed that his relationship with teammate romain grosjean was wrongly portrayed and failed to tell the complete story. Started his career in 2014 at mclaren, moved in 2016 to renault and is currently driving for haas. Haas f1 team driver kevin magnussen wants shot with a bigger. Jan 31, 2017 last week, kevin magnussen visited the haas f1 team headquarters in kannapolis, north carolina.
Born into a racing family in 1992, kevin magnussen was welcomed into. Of course, this news will be considered a blow to the popular danish driver kevin magnussen of the us based haas f1 team. Kevin magnussen born 5 october 1992 is a danish racing driver, currently driving for the haas f1 team. F1 driver turned oceanexploring adventurer sections of this page. Mar 04, 2020 haas f1 team driver kevin magnussen says that folks had better be taking team owner gene haas seriously when haas talks about pulling his team out of formula 1 after the 2020 campaign. Kevin magnussen wants indycar ride after f1 car in my life. Unwell haas formula 1 driver kevin magnussen cleared by. F1 driver kevin magnussen latest f1 news about haas. May 22, 2018 espns nate saunders talks to the danish f1 driver to find out. Kevin magnussen racing career profile driver database. He was quickest on the first day of the 2012 young driver test.
Mar 15, 2020 haas f1 driver kevin magnussen believes netflix cashed in on the teams miserable campaign last year in its documentary. Read the latest kevin magnussen news, hes a danish racing driver. Haas f1 team driver kevin magnussen says that folks had better be taking team owner gene haas seriously when haas talks about pulling his team out of formula 1 after the 2020 campaign. Kevin magnussen reveals theres more drama at haas than. Kevin magnussen joined mclarens young driver programme in 2009 and within four years the team had decided to promote him to their f1 race squad. Mercedesamg petronas formula one team 2,542,392 views. Kevin magnussen f1 driver biography f1 fanatic racefans. Kevin magnussen has 620 photos and videos on their instagram profile. Magnussen s father, jan, raced in cart, as it was known back then, from 1996 and 1999. Haas f1 driver kevin magnussen not afraid to poo poo. After only a year, the german returned to f1 to take grosjeans spot. On 7 november 2019, magnussen was confirmed to drive in the inaugural tcr denmark touring car series for lm racing in a vw golf gti tcr. Get all the latest news, race results, video highlights, interviews and more. Haas f1 driver kevin magnussen revealed that netflixs drive to survive wrongly portrayed teammate romain grosjean as an enemy.
F1 driver kevin magnussen latest f1 news about haas driver. Kevin magnussen was fast tracked to formula 1 as mclaren looked for its next superstar. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Track breaking kevin magnussen headlines on newsnow. Born into a racing family in 1992, kevin magnussen was welcomed into another racing family in 2017 as the native of roskilde, denmark, and the son of former formula one driver and current sportscar racer jan magnussen became a member of haas f1 team a relationship that has now extended into a fourth season together in 2020. Haas f1 driver kevin magnussen believes netflix cashed in on the teams miserable campaign last year in its documentary. After a successful career in karting, kevin, son of 1994 british f3 champion and stewart f1 driver jan magnussen, made the switch to singleseaters in 2008, winning the danish formula ford championship with an impressive record of 11 wins, 12 podiums, 6 pole positions and 10 fastest laps. Oct, 2019 haas f1 driver kevin magnussen says he wants to move to a bigger team for the 2021 formula 1 season. Magnussen wants indycar ride after f1 f1 super news. Kevin magnussen enters his sixth fulltime season as a formula one driver, sitting out all but one race in 2015 after being dropped by mclaren, and the dane is confident that. Kevin magnussen found qualifying crash quite embarrassing. Is kevin magnussen s reputation as f1 s bad boy fair.
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The world of formula 1 has lost an incredible man, according to kevin magnussen the haas driver is referring to f1 legend sir stirling moss, who died on easter sunday at the age of 90, following a long illness. Mar 26, 2020 kevin magnussen says that hosting up to 18 races in the second half of 2020 would be a crazy objective for formula 1 to carry out. Dec 09, 2019 after a strong 2018 season, many would have rated kevin magnussen highly going into 2019. Kevin magnussen visits the kannapolis, north carolina, headquarters. Kevin mentioned that his father was his first hero when he was a child. F1 drivers kevin magnussen and nico hulkenburg in tv spat. The track sits on the other side of charlotte from the haas f1 team. Please buy f1 driver kevin magnussen s porsche 911 turbo so i dont have to also i cant afford it anyway. For kevin magnussen and his father, jan, it couldnt be more true. However, it was an inconclusive maiden campaign and magnussen was eventually overlooked for the following season.
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