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Haas "would have taken Magnussen" if Grosjean said no
Kevin Magnussen would have landed a race seat at the Haas Formula 1 team in 2016, if Romain Grosjean had not accepted a deal. The Danish driver held talks with the new American outfit about a potential return to racing, having spent this season on the sidelines as McLaren reserve driver. In the end, Haas elected to take Grosjean, who had run out of patience with Lotus amid the protracted talks regarding a takeover by Renault. Speaking to the official F1 website, team owner Gene Haas said that Magnussen had been highly-regarded – and would have been slotted in if Grosjean had stayed put. "We talked to Magnussen, who was a very good candidate," Haas said. “He was very...
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