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Jan Magnussen could quit racing to support son

Former F1 driver Jan Magnussen has revealed he is considering ending his own career in order to support his son's move into motor sport's highest category. Although his own grand prix career flopped in the late 90s when he was sacked by then team owner Sir Jackie Stewart, the 40-year-old Dane still races sports cars, and is a perennial contender at fabled Le Mans. But now his 21-year-old son is moving into F1 with the British grandee McLaren, who gave the then chaotic Jan Magnussen a one-off F1 drive back in 1995. He is keen for Kevin to avoid his mistakes. "I wish I'd had another chance," Jan told the Guardian, "but Kevin is where he is today because of what happened to me....
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