F1: Magnussen loses Haas race seat for 2025

Kevin Magnussen will not be racing for Haas in the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship in a full-time capacity at least after it was announced that he would lose his seat at the end of the current season.

 

The Danish driver has been involved in Formula One since 2014 when he claimed a second-place finish on his debut for McLaren in Australia. He would stay with McLaren for the 2015 season before making the switch to Renault for a year before joining Haas, the team he raced for since.

He did have a year absence from the series in 2021 when Haas opted for a different driver line-up, but he was called back to the team for the 2022 season.

This means that there will be a completely new driver line-up at the American outfit in 2025 after Nico Hulkenberg announced he would be joining the new Audi project with the Sauber team and Ollie Bearman would be replacing him.

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team said: “I’d like to thank Kevin for everything he’s given us as a team – both on and off the track. He’s truly been a bedrock of our driver line-up over the years. Nobody’s driven more races for us and we’ve had some memorable highlights together – not least a remarkable fifth place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2022 when Kevin returned to start his second spell with the team. He wasn’t expecting to be driving a Formula 1 car that weekend, but he put in a remarkable performance that was a tremendous boost to the entire organization and once again showcased his own talents behind the wheel.

“There’s plenty of racing to go this year so I’m looking forward to seeing what else we can achieve with Kevin as we push together in the championship. Beyond that, and with Kevin’s special relationship with the team, I’m hoping we can find a way to keep working together in some capacity. We can hopefully define that in the near future, but his extensive experience in Formula 1 and knowledge of our working operations are undoubtedly of value in our on-going growth and development.”

Kevin Magnussen stated: “I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone at MoneyGram Haas F1 Team – I’m proud to have raced for such a great team of people these last few years. In particular I’d like to thank Gene Haas for his commitment to me, notably in bringing me back once again in 2022 when I thought, at that time at least, my time in Formula 1 had ended. I’ve enjoyed some great moments with this team – memories I’ll never forget. While I’m looking forward to the next chapter of my racing career, I remain fully focused on giving everything I’ve got for the rest of 2024 with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team.”

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