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Haas chose Magnussen as back-up plan
Haas F1 Team owner and founder Gene Haas revealed that Kevin Magnussen would have been offered a race seat with his team had Romain Grosjean declined to sign for the US outfit. Haas viewed the former McLaren driver as likely and capable candidate, and a second choice had talks with Grosjean not come to fruition. "We talked to Magnussen, who was a very good candidate," Haas told Formula1.com. "He was very well respected by the McLaren team." The 23-year-old Danish driver's career in F1 has grinned to a halt lately. Following a full season with McLaren in 2014, Magnussen was demoted to reserve driver this year to make way for Fernando Alonso. With both the Spaniard and...
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