When looking for a driver who could bring value to the team, not to mention a wealth of Formula 1 experience, Kevin was a straightforward decision for us. Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said: “I’m delighted to welcome Kevin Magnussen back to Haas. Pietro Fittipaldi will fill in for Haas’s first tests in Bahrain next Thursday before Magnussen gets in the car for final tests, qualifying and the race. It’s unclear who will take his seat in Peugeot’s new World Endurance Championship (WEC) hypercar, which is set to take to the track later this year. Magnussen is said to have signed a “multi-year” contract with the Haas team. Uralkali is seeking repayment of the sponsorship money it gave the team, calling the termination “unreasonable” and saying “sports should always be free of politics and pressure from external factors”. The company’s logos were removed from the car ahead of testing getting under way last week.
Mazpin’s father is the owner of potash-mining firm Uralkali, which was Haas’s chief sponsor until the contract was terminated earlier this week. He fills the seat left vacant after Mazepin was sacked in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He previously raced for Haas from 2017 to 2020, coming ninth in the driver standings in 2018. The 29-year-old has been confirmed as the team’s second driver just nine days ahead of the first race of the season in Bahrain next weekend. Kevin Magnussen back in a Haas F1 after team terminated contracts with Nikita Mazepin and Russian title sponsor Uralkali.Īmerican Formula 1 team Haas has confirmed that Danish driver Kevin Magnussen will partner Mick Schumacher for the 2022 season, after it sacked Russian Nikita Mazepin a few days ago.
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