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kevin magnussen had long past 8 years without a win when he lost his components one seat at haas

by means of jenna fryer ap vehicle racing author

june sixteen, 2021, 6:00 am

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charlotte, n. C. -- kevin magnussen had gone 8 years without a win whilst he misplaced his components one seat at haas on the cease of last season. Sticking around simply to force for any other crew incapable of competing for wins appeared much less than appealing.

“if i had a mercedes or a pink bull i wouldn’t say no. I don’t suppose many racing drivers could, however that’s no longer going to show up," magnussen stated. So after 119 starts offevolved with three exclusive teams, the danish driving force appeared elsewhere for paintings. He found it in the united states of america driving a sports automobile for chip ganassi racing, which past due final fall determined to return to imsa competition after a one-yr hiatus from the collection. The effort to release a new, manufacturing unit-sponsored cadillac application turned into extreme and ganassi, who famously boasts “i love winners” on every occasion one among his drivers gets a victory, picked magnussen as co-motive force with collection veteran renger van der zande. The duo final weekend scored the primary win for the crew at imsa's race in detroit, hours after marcus ericsson scored his first indycar victory to provide ganassi a sweep of the day. It become the primary victory for magnussen in view that 2013 in a international collection by way of renault race in barcelona, however he never doubted he become rapid and able to winning while in competitive vehicles. Magnussen and van der zande were in rivalry through the first 3 imsa races — they led 225 laps at daytona and a hundred and fifteen at mid-ohio — earlier than their leap forward victory at belle isle.

“as a younger youngster you grow up knowing you need to win races to continue and in case you move up the degrees in the direction of f1, if that's your aim, you get used to winning races due to the fact you count on it,” magnussen stated. "you need to be in precisely the right scenario to win in formula one, so that you realize, after a while, while you understand that you don’t have a chance of winning, on the quit of the day, regardless of what you do whether it's far motorsports or chess, you want to be prevailing.

“coming here, i knew when i signed up with chip ganassi, i’d have a danger at winning races. It’s been greater enjoyable than something i’ve completed for the previous couple of years.”

his resurgence mirrors that of former haas teammate romain grosjean, who became permit go with magnussen as haas changed its whole lineup. Grosjean moved to indycar and hasn't regarded returned — when he won the pole at the street course at indianapolis after which completed 2nd, the roar from the crowd and adrenaline rush from main laps once more was exhilarating. Grosjean and magnussen have been capable of meet in detroit for the duration of the indycar-imsa doubleheader and mirror on their rekindled ardour for racing.

“i’ve simply ignored going racing with the intention of triumphing," magnussen stated. "this 12 months, the feeling i've going to races jogs my memory a bit of ways it changed into earlier than system one. I’ve form of neglected that feeling. I’m awesome glad about that and i had a few terrific reports. Having stated that, i sense clean motivation, and i sense like it’s amusing again.”

in august, he'll team with his father on an entry for the 24 hours of le mans. Jan magnussen has 22 le mans begins and 4 gt class wins, however it'll be kevin's debut within the french endurance conventional. The father and son were guests of ganassi's at a nascar race in charlotte and the crew proprietor knew he became getting a motive force who should deliver when he signed him to the imsa software in spite of his difficult seven seasons in f1.

“i want to understand what those men are made of, i need to understand what kind of person they may be, it is real crucial to me and why we are here doing what we do,” ganassi stated. “i like men who are made up to be winners. A lot of guys recognize the way to force speedy however no longer loads of men can win races. That's a key factor for me."