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Travesty if Magnussen locked out of F1 says Carlin

Kevin Magnussen could be left with no role at all in Formula 1 in 2016, after McLaren-Honda showed him the door. Team boss Eric Boullier on Friday hit back at suggestions the Dane was actually 'fired', amid reports it was Ron Dennis' secretary who broke the bad news via email — on Magnussen's birthday. 'As far as the process, I will not comment,' Boullier said in Austin. 'His contract was ending this year, there was an option to renew and we decided not to for several reasons.' One of those reasons, we have learned, is that McLaren has definitely decided to replace Magnussen as reserve driver with Stoffel Vandoorne, the new GP2 champion. Lotus has also closed the door on Magnussen by...
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