A year away from F1 gave K-Mag perspective, but that has not dimmed his will to win.
Magnussen was granted a second lease of life in Formula 1 at the start of 2022, when Haas called upon the Danish driver to request a comeback to replace the ousted Nikita Mazepin.
It was an unlikely turn of events, kicked off by Russia’s commencement of military action in neighbouring Ukraine with Haas releasing Russian racer Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali in response. Magnussen, despite very little preparation time for 2022, hit the ground running with a stellar fifth place to kick off the season. While that early success marked the high point of the year in terms of points, Magnussen would score his and the team’s maiden pole position with the unlikely result coming his way in a rain-affected qualifying session in Brazil.
Magnussen, who drove for Haas already between 2017 and 2020, has been open about feeling more relaxed during his second stint in the sport – the Dane has turned 30, married and had his first child, and had already come to terms with the loss of his Formula 1 career after starting up a burgeoning sportscar career.Speaking in an interview with theThe biggest pressure is my own expectations,” he said.I thought becoming World Champion in F1 was the ultimate achievement in life.
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