Kevin Magnussen might not have been back in Formula 1 this year had a unique set of circumstances not conspired to have Nikita Mazepin ousted from the Haas F1 team and hand the Dane another crack at the top flight. The Russian's plight is well told, but after the dust had settled from it emerged that Haas had urged Magnussen out of an IMSA contract with Chip Ganassi Racing to return to the top flight, against all the odds he was back. Throughout testing and the early races, Magnussen was much like a hare in the spotlights as he added to his 119 Grand Prix starts when he lined up in Melbourne for Haas, where he remains the team leader alongside Mick Schumacher, who now has a credible...
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