- It was announced on Thursday in Portugal that Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean will not be returning to Haas’ F1 team in 2012.
- The two Haas F1 drivers are in 18th and 19th place (out of 21) in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings.
- Kevin Magnussen, 28, has been with the Haas team for four seasons.
Former Formula 1, IndyCar and IMSA driver Jan Magnussen was not happy that his son Kevin Magnussen was informed this week by the Haas F1 team that his services will no longer be needed after the 2020 season.
Magnessen didn’t strike when he said Haas “obviously needs more money than talent”.
Magnussen’s comments came on the same day the US-based F1 team confirmed that both his son and Romain Grosjean would be ousted at the end of the year for financial reasons.
Although not yet announced, Haas is expected to line up an all-rookie replacement line-up for the heavily supported Nikita Mazepin alongside high-profile Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher.
“It’s a shame that it happened in Formula 1,” Jan Magnussen told the Danish newspaper BT. “Of course I don’t think it’s fair. This decision about Kevin has nothing to do with his skills or what he did on the track.”
Jan Magnussen said his son was “not necessarily done with Formula 1” but admits that there are “not many options left” for 2021.
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Thursday’s news could also spell the end of Romain Grosjean’s F1 career, and the Frenchman isn’t hiding it.
“It could well be that this is the end of my Formula 1 career,” said Grosjean. “You should never say never and doors can always open, but I’m looking outside of Formula 1 for the 2021 season and beyond.”
It’s linked to Peugeot’s 2022 Le Mans project, while Formula E’s official Twitter account again tweeted news on Thursday about Grosjean’s reported simulator test for the Mahindra team.
Grosjean said, “I imagined one of us was going to have to leave, but to be honest I’m surprised it is both. I may have underestimated the financial aspect. The corona crisis certainly didn’t improve the situation, and so did Gene Haas may have done this. ” wondered how much money to invest out of his own pocket.
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Kevin Magnussen, meanwhile, said he still had an interest in IndyCar, but rides are hard to come by even there.
“My dad went there in the ’90s and I always thought it was super cool. But in our complex times, I don’t know if I can put something together in America,” he said.
Papa Jan has another idea that Kevin hopefully will consider.
“All he has to do is look at the other options first. But I would be lying if I said that I don’t mind driving a Le Mans with Kevin, “said Jan.” It could be huge. But it’s not at the top of the wish-list at all right now. “
Haas team boss Gunther Steiner does not deny that Haas’ decision is related to money.
“We also have to look at the money a driver can bring,” he said. “There are some drivers with sponsors, but talent is always more important than money.”
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