In the wake of Haas terminating the contract it had with Nikita Mazepin, the American-owned outfit made it a priority to sound out Magnussen about whether or not he would be up for a return to grand prix racing as the Russian’s replacement.
Although Magnussen has previously been clear about how much he had enjoyed racing in the United States compared to struggling towards the rear of the F1 grid, he says the chance to get back changed his perspective.
Asked Autosport about what the lure of F1 was after being so happy in sportscars, Magnussen said: “When I left F1, I think I could have stayed in F1 with another team but it would have been messy with a lot of sponsors. I didn’t really have the motivation.
“I ran out of motivation to be running at the back. I had only done that for two years, as previous to that I had been in the midfield and that was really fun. But those two years were tough from a motivational point of view.
“Then I went away, did some other racing and got…
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