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Magnussen: I was very surprised but equally very excited

Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula 1 this season with the same team that fired him a year ago, the Danish driver was rehired Wednesday by Haas F1 to replace Nikita Mazepin. The 23-year-old Russian was fired over the weekend following his country's invasion of Ukraine. Magnussen signed a multi-year contract and will drive the new Haas car for the first time on Friday in Formula 1's test in Bahrain. Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi will test the VF-22 on Thursday afternoon. “I was obviously very surprised but equally very excited to receive the call from Haas F1 Team,” Magnussen said. “I was looking in a different direction regarding my commitments for 2022 but the...
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