Kevin Magnussen has insisted he has no regrets over his “wild” and “thrilling” return to System 1 as he nears the tip of his time with Haas.
The Dane was dropped by the group on the finish of the 2020 season and made the swap to sportscar racing with Chip Ganassi, just for destiny to offer him an F1 reprieve.
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine spelling the tip for Nikita Mazepin at Haas, then-team principal Guenther Steiner turned to Magnussen to fill the the vacant area at quick discover forward of the 2022 marketing campaign.
Since then, the previous McLaren and Renault driver secured his first pole place – albeit on a Friday forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix dash that yr – although with performances dropping off this season, he’ll full his time with the group on the finish of the yr.
Requested by Motorsport.com in an unique interview whether or not he regretted returning to F1, Magnussen replied: “No, no, no, actually, I do not.
“I do not remorse it. It has been enjoyable and it is enjoyable attempting one thing so sudden. It was a wild journey, as a result of I actually closed that chapter, utterly, mentally closed it, had a child and utterly began that subsequent part of my life with my spouse and my household.
“Then – increase – again once more, and that… this complete expertise has been actually thrilling for me and my household.”
Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-22, is greeted by his group on the end
Picture by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Photographs
Magnussen’s first weekend again noticed him rushed into competitors with an absence of pre-season testing beneath his belt, but he managed to tug a fifth-place end out to underline his ability degree.
On his emotions throughout that weekend, he defined: “I used to be sitting on a seaside with a drink in my hand, utterly not in a System 1 mindset and [then] abruptly panicking.
“From the seaside to the airport bam, bam, bam, after which I used to be within the paddock, sunburned, like utterly not in just like the mindset. That complete transition was simply wild and thrilling.”
While Magnussen impressed alongside Mick Schumacher in his first yr again, the return of Nico Hulkenberg overshadowed his outcomes final time period and that kind has continued into the present marketing campaign.
“That is to be anticipated whenever you step into System 1,” Magnussen stated of the harder occasions. “I used to be already an skilled System 1 driver once I got here again, I knew what I used to be going again to.
“Nothing was actually a shock, so I knew. I knew there can be bumps and, I additionally knew it wasn’t going to be simply easy crusing and I knew there can be a honeymoon part after which it could sort of, you understand… all this I had, I had all of it sort of thought by way of. It is all a part of it.”
