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Magnussen: F1 cars lack a little bit of a soul

Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen said a Formula One car "lacks a little bit of soul" compared to the sports car he is testing ahead of his debut season in IMSA. Magnussen signed up to the North American sports car series after failing to secure an F1 contract for 2021. The Danish driver raced in seven of the previous eight seasons of F1, with one year as McLaren reserve driver the year after his rookie season with the British team in 2014. After completing his first shakedown laps of his Cadillac DPi-V.R at Sebring this week, Magnussen said it made him realise what he had been missing out on. Speaking to RACER, he said: "I've been driving an airplane, basically, for the...
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