Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has heaped praise on Kevin Magnussen after the Dane’s exceptional fifth-placed finish at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Magnussen left Formula 1 at the end of 2020 to head to IMSA, but was recalled after the sacking of Nikita Mazepin due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Financial sanctions
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has expressed concerns over the relationship Haas have with Ferrari, claiming that it is “not what F1 should be.” When Haas entered Formula 1 in 2016, they bought as many parts as they were allowed to under the regulations from Ferrari, which included aerodynamic parts as well as their engine
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Kevin Magnussen revealed his relief on Saturday after qualifying seventh on his Formula 1 return having suffered from hydraulic issues in Q2. The Dane had set a lap time quick enough to sneak through to the top-ten shootout in Bahrain, but was told by his engineer of a hydraulic problem that meant he could not
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Lando Norris reckons Haas will be a much-improved team this season compared to their dire 2021 campaign following the events of pre-season testing. It has been a difficult period for Haas since 2020. They managed just two points finishes between Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen that year, and the picture was not about to get
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is unsure whether he feels any sympathy for Nikita Mazepin following his sacking from the team. Mazepin claimed two race wins in the 2020 Formula 2 season, and made his way into Formula 1 by virtue of his father Dmitry’s money, a Russian oligarch who part owns the Russia-based Uralkali
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that his team had taken the unique “zero pods” now being exploited by Mercedes under consideration last year, but found that wider sidepods would make for a more efficient chassis. Mercedes rolled into the second pre-season test in Bahrain with extremely thin sidepods on the car to the
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Guenther Steiner reckons that Mick Schumacher will reap the rewards of having Kevin Magnussen as his team-mate at Haas this season. Magnussen made a surprising return to Formula 1 earlier this week as he replaced Nikita Mazepin, whose contract was terminated in light of Russia’s “unprovoked” and “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine. It makes for a
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Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has revealed that he has not had any conversations with Haas team principal Guenther Steiner since his contract with the team was terminated. Mazepin entered the sport last year after his father Dmitry, part owner of Uralkali, paid for his drive and partnered with the Banbury squad. However, following
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Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed that he has sent a personal message of support to Nikita Mazepin after the Russian was sacked by Haas. Mazepin entered Formula 1 last year backed by the funding of his oligarch father Dmitry, who part owns the Russia-based Uralkali firm that also became name partner of the Banbury
MoreKevin Magnussen’s sensational return to Haas in 2022 has been confirmed, and he will be in the car during the second pre-season test in Bahrain. The Dane signed for the Banbury squad in 2017 having spent two seasons in the sport with McLaren and Renault in 2014 and 2016. He and Romain Grosjean managed 40
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