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MoneyGram HAAS

For the upcoming season, Magnussen will partner with Nico Hulkenberg (back from a 3-year sabbatical) and rejoin the HAAS team, who became the first to reveal their sleek new livery for 2023 – featuring the MoneyGram logo and a whole lot of black to replace the previous blue theme of last season.
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About the Driver

Kevin Magnussen: Bio

You could say racing is in Kevin Magnussen’s blood, but his talent on the track belongs solely to the Dane national who burst onto the scene as a rookie and claimed a podium place for McLaren in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. In his career he’s been labelled something of a maverick – even a bad-boy on occasion – but the easygoing Kevin is anything but, and he’s here for two reasons in 2023: to race, and to enjoy doing it.

Quick Facts

  • Full Name: Kevin Jan Magnussen
  • Age: 30 years
  • DOB: 05/10/1992
  • Hometown: Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
  • Parents: Jan Magnussen (Father), Britt Peterson (Mother)
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Career Stats

  • Team: MoneyGram HAAS F1 Team
  • Car Number: 20
  • Country: Denmark
  • Podiums: 1
  • Points: 183
  • Grands Prix entered: 142
  • Highest race finish: 2 (x1)
  • Highest grid position: 4
  • Laps Raced: 7313
  • Distance Raced: 36924 km (22943 mi)

About the Driver

Magnussen on Mindset

After a break from the sport and stepping into Fatherhood, Kevin Magnussen’s outlook on racing has changed to what it was in his early days, according to motorsport.com interview with the now-veteran.

From childhood he had his sights set on F1, and becoming World Champion in the sport was viewed as the be-all and end-all to the young driver. The pressure he applied to himself became a crux, and made competing in the sport more pain than pleasure.

More recently, the joys (and no doubt, challenges) of becoming a Father have shifted his perspective: becoming a world champion is now not the most important thing. The pressure’s off, and his love for the sport has given Magnussen a second-wind in Formula 1 with his all-too-familiar HAAS team.

With new sponsors, colors, and a killer attitude, we can expect an exciting season ahead for Kevin Magnussen and MoneyGram Haas.

About the Driver

Driving History

2017

’17 marked the beginning of a 4-year partnership with HAAS:

  • 2017: Finished 14th in the championship | Best race finish: 7th in Azerbaijan

  • 2018: Finished 9th in the championship | Best race finish: 5th (x2) in Bahrain and Austria

  • 2019: Finished 16th in the championship | Best race finish: 6th in Australia

  • 2020: Finished 20th in the championship | Best race finish: 10th in Hungary

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2016

In 2016 came the announcement that Renault had partnered with Magnussen to join driver Jolyon Palmer on the French factory team. This season brought a 7th place finish in Russia and 16th overall, and the no.20 driver began discussions with the American team, HAAS, towards the end of the season.

2014/15

Promoted to F1 by McLaren after the 2012 and 2013 young drivers’ tests, 2014 could not have had a better start for the rookie. Getting to third-place in Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, he held the position for a podium finish. The season ended with 10th place in the Championship, and 2016 saw K-Mag end his season with McLaren in 2016.