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Kevin Magnussen Biography

Kevin Magnussen (2014)

For a 22-year-old to make his debut at one of the biggest teams in the sport must mean he has plenty of talent. The Hamilton comparisons will be written everywhere, and so they should be.

Kevin Magnussen has been described as “very talented and very determined” by his new team principle Martin Whitmarsh and these are similar qualities boasted by Lewis Hamilton, who Magnussen hopes to emulate in his debut season.

Hamilton almost won the championship in his first year and the Dane has already spoken of going that tiny step further this year and becoming Denmark’s first F1 champion.

McLaren’s new recruit hopes to bring back the glory days to the Woking team, who have put a lot of faith in the talents of the 22-year-old.

Kevin Magnussen talks to the media

In replacing Sergio Pérez, Magnussen raced alongside Jenson Button in what will be a thrilling sub-plot as the old takes on the new in a head-to-head battle. A new ear of F1 is approaching and Magnussen is seen at the strongest of the new batch of drivers.

Magnussen has good racing pedigree. His father, Jan Magnussen, was also an F1 driver formerly with McLaren and Stewart. Magnussen hasn’t taken the contemporary route into the sport by going through GP2.

Last season he won the Formula Renault 3.5 Feeder series championship, while he has also had past experience in Formula Ford and almost won the Formula 3 Championship in 2011, but narrowly finished second despite winning seven races.

Kevin Magnussen, 2016 Japanese F1 GP

This isn’t a rash decision by McLaren. They have had their eyes on Magnussen for a long time and signed him as their development driver in 2012.

He attended the Abu Dhabi young driver test and impressed McLaren who felt he looked at home in the car from the off, while he was the fastest McLaren driver at the Silverstone young drivers test in July. He is one of two drivers they believe are future world champions. The second, Stoffel Vandoorne, finished second to him the Formula Renault champion of last season.

Magnussen also possesses the immense self-belief needed to become a success at a top team, further drawing comparisons with Lewis Hamilton. He has the aura that makes you believe he will be in F1 for a number of years to come, and, probably, near the top.

In 2015 he was test and reserve driver at McLaren and in 2016 Magnussen drove for Renault. The French car brand entered F1 again after being away since 2011. Because of this the Renault RS16 was very fast, so Magnussen could not show his talent on the track. His best finish was 7th in Russia. But could only score 7 points in total and retired 4th times.

To have better changes on good results he switched to Haas for the 2017 F1 season and got better results with the team that only is participating it's second season. Magnussen scored 19 points for Haas, 12 more than his season with Renault. His best finish was was 7th in Azerbaijan. The Danish driver ended up on 14th place in the 2017 F1 championship standings.

Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 during the French GP at Circuit Paul Ricard on June 23, 2019 in Circuit Paul Ricard, France. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images)

For 2018, Magnussen pulled out another level in his driving and outscored Romain Grosjean comfortably in the same car. The Danish scored points in 11 out of the 21 races of the calendar and his 56 points propelled Haas to the fifth place in the World Constructors' Championship, ahead of McLaren, which is Haas best result so far.

His best result in 2018 was 5th place, achieved at Bahrain and Austria. 2018 was his best year in terms of points, scoring just one more point than his previous best —55 for McLaren in 2014, his debut year—. 2019 did not start well for him, after a series of collisions with his teammate and tension between the team and lots of talk about his aggressive driving, he scored only 19 points in the first 12 races, which was not even close to his tally of 45 units at the same stage of the 2018 season.

After a difficult year for Haas, Magnussen only scored points in just four races during the year. He ended the campaign with 20 points, 12 more than his teammate, and finished 16th in the WDC.

Kevin Magnussen is one of the few drivers who doesn't have an official Kevin Magnussen website.

Helmets

Kevin Magnussen F1 Helmets

Cars

Kevin Magnussen F1 Cars

Seasons

Kevin Magnussen Final Championship Results

Kevin Magnussen F1 Seasons Summary

Year	Team	Engine	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	Avg Pts	Points
2020	Haas	Ferrari	12	0	0	0	0	0	515	0	0.08	1
2019	Haas	Ferrari	21	0	0	0	0	0	1188	1	0.95	20
2018	Haas	Ferrari	21	0	0	0	0	0	1173	1	2.67	56
2017	Haas	Ferrari	20	0	0	0	0	0	1005	0	0.95	19
2016	Renault	Renault	21	0	0	0	0	0	1078	0	0.33	7
2014	McLaren	Mercedes	19	0	1	0	1	0	1112	0	2.89	55

Races

Kevin Magnussen F1 GP Race Classifications

Kevin Magnussen F1 GP Race Results

Podiums

Kevin Magnussen F1 Podium Finishes

Poles

Kevin Magnussen F1 Pole Positions

Comparison

Kevin Magnussen Teammate Comparison

News

Latest Kevin Magnussen News

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In the pitlane - Gene Haas to decide

Last week Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learned their services are no longer required by the Haas team. Grosjean told L’Equipe that team boss Guenther Steiner informed him..

October 27, 2020 with 0 Comments

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Magnussen: Atmosphere is relaxed after Haas exit news

Oct.26 - Kevin Magnussen says he has no hard feelings after being told he is not needed by the Haas team for 2021. The small American team is also ousting Romain Grosjean, in a..

October 26, 2020 with 0 Comments

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Grosjean says Haas will sign two paying drivers for next season

Oct.24 - Haas needs "two paying drivers" to replace both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for 2021. That is not the claim of an F1 pundit, but of Grosjean himself as he admits..

October 24, 2020 with 3 Comments

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2021 driver 'silly season' explodes in Portugal

Oct.23 - With Haas clearing the decks for 2021, the 'silly season' has exploded at the scene of Sunday's Portuguese GP. Haas' Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean appear unlikely..

October 23, 2020 with 0 Comments

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Jan Magnussen: Haas 'needs money more than talent'

Oct.23 - Kevin Magnussen's father says the Haas team "obviously needs money more than talent". Former F1 driver Jan Magnussen's comments came on the same day that the small..

October 23, 2020 with 2 Comments

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Magnussen & Grosjean exit at Haas confirmed

Oct.22 - Formula1.com and French media are confirming reports that Romain Grosjean will leave Haas at the end of the 2020 season. Later today Kevin Magnussen confirmed the news on..

October 22, 2020 with 6 Comments

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Haas to announce two new 2021 drivers in Portugal?

Oct.21 - Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean have now been told they will not be re-signed by Haas for the 2021 season. Citing 'a number of sources', Ekstra Bladet newspaper..

October 21, 2020 with 9 Comments

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Insider: F1 exit very likely for Magnussen

Oct.20 - Another F1 insider has chimed in to consider Kevin Magnussen's next move. On Monday, former McLaren communications director Matt Bishop told us that he thought the Danish..

October 20, 2020 with 5 Comments

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F1 insider thinks Red Bull should consider Magnussen

Oct.19 - A former F1 insider says Kevin Magnussen would be a "brilliant" candidate to become Max Verstappen's next teammate at Red Bull. Dr Helmut Marko has named Nico Hulkenberg..

October 19, 2020 with 7 Comments

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Marko: Both Haas seats more or less taken for 2021

Oct.16 - Haas has "more or less" already decided who will drive for the small American team in 2021. That is the view of Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, who also thinks Alfa Romeo has..

October 16, 2020 with 4 Comments

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