Magnussen has no regrets about “wild and exciting” F1 comeback

Kevin Magnussen has insisted he has no regrets over his “wild” and “thrilling” return to System 1 as he nears the top of his time with Haas.

The Dane was dropped by the workforce on the finish of the 2020 season and made the change to sportscar racing with Chip Ganassi, just for destiny to provide him an F1 reprieve.

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine spelling the top for Nikita Mazepin at Haas, then-team principal Guenther Steiner turned to Magnussen to fill the the vacant area at brief 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 12 months – although with performances dropping off this season, he’ll full his time with the workforce on the finish of the 12 months.

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 making an attempt one thing so surprising. 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 – growth – again once more, and that… this entire expertise has been actually thrilling for me and my household.”

Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-22, is greeted by his workforce on the end

Picture by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images

Magnussen’s first weekend again noticed him rushed into competitors with a scarcity of pre-season testing underneath 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] immediately 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 entire transition was simply wild and thrilling.”

While Magnussen impressed alongside Mick Schumacher in his first 12 months 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 if you step into System 1,” Magnussen stated of the more durable occasions. “I used to be already an skilled System 1 driver after 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 could be bumps and, I additionally knew it wasn’t going to be simply easy crusing and I knew there could be a honeymoon part after which it could form of, you already know… all this I had, I had all of it form of thought by way of. It is all a part of it.”