Kevin Magnussen not interested in being an F1 substitute for Haas
New Peugeot World Enduranc♛e Championship driver Kevin Magnussen says he doesn’t have “much interest” in returning to Formula 1 as a stand-in for 🎀one of Haas’ new signings in 2021.
After losing his Haas seat at the end of 2020, bringing to a close a six-season run in F1, Magnussen will compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America this year with Chip Ganassi Racing, while the Dane has also been signed by Peuge🌱ot to form part of its 2022 WEC line-up.
With stand-in and reserve drivers becoming more important amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner sai🌼d he would consider calling upon the services of former drivers Magnussen or Romain Grosjean if the American outfit needed a substitute to replace either Mick Schumacher or Nikita Mazepin this year.
But while Grosjean indicated that he would be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:open to stepping in for a one-ꦐoff a🦄ppearance for an F1 team, Magnussen says it ꧋is not a prospect that appeals to him.
“I think it’s pretty🌠 difficult to say at this moment,” Magnussen said about being a potential F1 standꦫ-in. “I don’t think it would really be that interesting.
“I’m always going to be there for the team, I sp🧸ent some good years with them and I’ll be available for advice. Guenther is 🐠a good friend, as are many people in the Haas Formula 1 team. But any talks about racing for like a one-off race, I don’t really have much interest in that.
“I like to be fully focused on what I’m doing, and I thi♓nk, again, I miss winning too much. I’ve done seven years in Formula 1 – doing one more race, just for the matter, I ꦿdon’t think it’s that interesting.”
Asked whether that meant he cons𒉰idered his F1 career to be over, Magnussen replied: “Pretty much.
“I mean, if Mercedes came and asked if I wanted to drive, I think everyone would look at that very seriously. But I think I’ve given For💎mula 1 a very fair shot.
“I think I’ve tri𝐆ed my best to be very successful in this sport, I feel very very lucky to have been able to live my childhood dream of racing in Formula 1, I have a trophy at home from a Formula 1 race, which is something I was dreaming abo🅺ut as a kid.
“I just feel like I gave it a good shot, I’ve done♏ it and I feelꦑ like I’m ready to go and win some stuff again, so that’s really where I’m at.”
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