Announced this morning, Kevin Magnussen leaves HAAS at the end of the season. As the dominos continue to drop through the season, more and more drivers confirm their seats for next year, it inevitably comes to a point where some drivers have to leave and vacate their seats.
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This will come as no surprise to many as there have been rumblings about this for a while and with the rumour that Esteban Ocon will be taking the newly vacated slot at the team to partner Oliver Bearman to complete the HAAS lineup for 2025.
Kevin Magnussen has driven for HAAS for 7 years and has had mixed levels of success.
I’ll be leaving MoneyGram Haas F1 Team by the end of this season. It’s been an incredible journey, seven seasons filled with both highs and lows and lots of big moments and fantastic memories, and I’d like to thank everyone at the team – I’m blessed to have raced for such a great team of people. In particular I’d like to thank Gene Haas for his commitment to me, notably in bringing me back to Formula 1 in 2022. Racing has always been, and will always be, a part of who I am. I’m a racer to the very core of my soul, and I’m deeply grateful for everyone who has been a part of my Formula 1 career thus far. Your support means so much to me and I look forward to sharing the next phase of my racing journey with all of you. Until then, I remain fully focused on giving everything I’ve got for the rest of the year with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team.
Kevin Magnussen – Driver HAAS Moneygram F1 Team
The team have released their statement onto he situation.
“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.”
Ayao Komatsu- Team Principal of HAAS moneygram F1 Team
No concrete announcements have been made about his replacement in Esteban Ocon, but we expect to hear the news very soon. Keep up-to-date on EverythingF1 for the announcement which will follow.
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Kevin Magnussen leaves HAAS at the end of the season