Kevin Magnussen reveals that he boarded a plane to Bahrain without complete confidence that his return to the Haas F1 Team would be possible.
Kevin Magnussen, who was the driver of the Haas F1 Team until 2020, lost his 2021 seat as the team chose to hire a rookie lineup of Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin.
The Haas F1 Team lineup was supposed to continue in 2022. However, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the title sponsorship contract with Russian company Uralkari and the driver contract with Russian Nikita Mazepin were terminated.
Haas F1 Team, who had to hurry to find a driver in less than two weeks before the opening of the 2022 F1 World Championship, did not look for a rookie that might be freely acquired, but following leaving F1, a sports car He chose to bring back Kevin Magnussen, who had been committed to.
After the first talks with Haas F1 Team representative Guenther Steiner, Kevin Magnussen moved to Bahrain for a pre-season test, but the plane remained skeptical of a return. He reveals that he has boarded.
“About a week ago, Magnussen called me and asked if he was interested. We were in the camp regarding the situation. Immediately I said,’Yes. I’m interested. Can we make it happen? Let’s take a look, “Kevin Magnussen explained in an interview with Formula1.com.
“A few days have passed and he was organizing a few things, and he called back and said,’OK, let’s move on.’ From there I need to organize. There were some things that happened in just three days. “
“It was pretty crazy. When I boarded the plane to get here, I didn’t even really know if that would really happen. I signed the deal yesterday, but now it’s all done and I’m back in F1. rice field.”
Kevin Magnussen said he was looking forward to a race with a chance to win when he left F1 at the end of 2020.
But with the new F1 regulations created last year to level the field, the Haas F1 Team is far more optimistic regarding the VF-22, which was created with all the focus of development.
“I can clearly feel more optimistic than I was on the team for the past few years and I feel good,” said Kevin Magnussen, who tastes the car for the first time on the second day of the F1 Bahrain test.
“I have a lot of smiles and jokes. I don’t know anything regarding this car and I’m not involved in development, but I think it will be a fun year.
“I’m looking forward to getting to know the car. There’s a lot of new systems and suspensions in this car that I don’t know regarding, so I’ll spend some time there this week and next week. After that, it’s a race. ! ”
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