How does Alonso’s winless streak rank in F1 history?
It’s fair to say Kevin Magnussen never had a real shot at victory in Formula 1. The Danish driver spent seven of his nine F1 seasons with the modest Haas team, while his sophomore campaign took place at a struggling Renault outfit as the French brand made a full-on return to the world championship. Magnussen […]
Valentino Rossi, Kevin Magnussen enter 24h Spa-Francorchamps with BMW
Bike legend Valentino Rossi and ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will team up in a BMW GT car at the Spa 24 Hours next month They will share a BMW M4 GT3 EVO run by the WRT team together with fellow BMW factory driver Rene Rast in the the Belgian endurance classic on 28/29 June. […]
BMW signs Magnussen to LMDh roster as factory driver for 2025
Kevin Magnussen will join BMW to race its M Hybrid V8 LMDh car next year after departing the Haas Formula 1 team. The announcement made on the eve of his final race for Haas in Abu Dhabi did not stipulate which series Magnussen will contest as a factory driver for BMW, which has a presence […]
Magnussen set for Baku F1 ban after Monza clash with Gasly
Kevin Magnussen is set for a Formula 1 ban after reaching 12 penalty points on his superlicence following his Italian Grand Prix clash with Pierre Gasly. The Dane was hit with a 10-second penalty for contact with Gasly at the Variante della Roggia chicane, as the stewards had deemed him wholly to blame for the […]
Magnussen has no regrets about «wild and exciting» F1 comeback
Kevin Magnussen has insisted he has no regrets over his «wild» and «exciting» return to Formula 1 as he nears the end of his time with Haas. The Dane was dropped by the team at the end of the 2020 season and made the switch to sportscar racing with Chip Ganassi, only for fate to […]
Magnussen to depart Haas after 2024 F1 season, Ocon closes on 2025 deal
Kevin Magnussen will leave the Haas Formula 1 team at the end of the 2024 season, the American squad announced on Thursday. Magnussen holds the record for most F1 races started for Haas – 135, out of a career total of 175 which included time racing for McLaren and Renault. The Dane is currently in […]
Was Magnussen’s Canadian GP assessment correct after early heroics?
From 14th on the grid, Magnussen found the extreme wet tyre particularly potent in the first six laps when the circuit was at its most slippery, and carved his way up to fourth by the end of lap three. That put him in touching distance of the top three but, as the circuit began to […]
What Magnussen needs to fix to retain his Haas F1 seat
Last year’s VF-23 was somewhat peculiar; although it showed great pace in qualifying in Nico Hulkenberg’s control, tyre management issues plagued it in the races. The drivers stated that, to make it to the end on conventional strategies, they had to stop racing the cars around Haas and effectively pin their hopes on the whims […]
F1 drivers who have been banned from racing and why
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen is just two superlicence penalty points away from a full race ban after accumulating 10 points over the first six races of 2024. The Danish driver doubled his penalty points over the Miami Grand Prix weekend for several reasons, including leaving the track multiple times to gain an advantage and causing a […]