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Magnussen did not meet the goals we set him - Dennis

Ron Dennis has clarified exactly why McLaren chose not to renew Kevin Magnussen's contract, leaving the young Danish driver on the sidelines, searching for an alternative to Formula 1. Magnussen reported that he was dumped by phone on his birthday, but Dennis has quashed those claims, saying the termination wasn't a surprise to the 23-year-old. "I am pleased to have the opportunity to put some things straight," the McLaren chairman told Denmark's BT newspaper. "First, it is simply ridiculous when Kevin says he did not know that his contract would not be renewed. It is not correct when he said that the formal termination came as a surprise to him."...
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