Marko Hanželic
Kevin Magnussen left at the end of last season Haas, as the mentioned team decided to perform with a completely new line-up of drivers next season, thus concluding Danc's four-year period at an American employer.
The Dane, who also stood on the podium once in his F1 career when he was second on the Australian GP in the 2014 season, he celebrated his last victory the year before in Formula Renault 3.5. That's why Magnussen already looking forward to the new challenge as it will be in the series IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship joined the new team DPi owned Chip Ganassi Racing, where his teammate will be Renger van der zande.
Magnussen's debut in the said series will be at the end of the month on 24 hours Daytone and the Dane believes he will have a chance to climb to the top of the podium again after many years: “I am really looking forward to the new challenge. I can't wait for it to start. ”
“It all seems a lot easier. I do not feel any grief after the farewell in Abu Dhabi. Of course, I will miss driving a Formula 1 car and especially the guys on the team, but I can't help myself, I'm really happy to have turned a new leaf in my career, ” je Magnussen said in an interview with Motorsport.com
"I know that everyone wants to be in Formula 1. I am too, but when you see that you have no real chance of winning, everything becomes monotonous. We had a very successful period at Haas, but lately we have only been fighting for a place in the top ten, and in the long run this also affects the motivation in the team and in the racer himself, ” adds the Danish racer.
Magnussenov the best individual result at Haas he is fifth place, and last year he won only one point, namely for tenth place in Hungary. “In Formula 1, you just need a really good car to win. Of course, there are also surprises, but it all more or less depends on luck and not on your racing skills. ”
“I’m really looking forward to getting back into the competition where I have a realistic chance of winning. In addition, Daytona, Sebring and Laguna Seca are legendary racetracks where I have always wanted to compete, ” concludes Kevin Magnussen.
