Magnussen set to replace Perez at McLaren
Rookie favourite to take Mexican’s place in Formula One team.
If Magnussen is confirmed in the seat, he will be McLaren’s first rookie driver since Britain’s Lewis Hamilton made a sensational debut in 2007.HOTO: AFP /FILE
LONDON:
McLaren are set to replace Mexican Sergio Perez with Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen for next season, according to media reports yesterday.
Sources close to the Formula One team indicated the reports were accurate.
Magnussen is the son of former McLaren driver Jan Magnussen and won the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year. The BBC and Autosport.com websites both reported McLaren had decided to give Magnussen the drive.
Team principal Martin Whitmarsh earlier told reporters that talks were still ongoing for the second seat at the former championship-winning team.
“There has been a lot of honest feedback both ways, which is best done in private not in public. We’ll see in the future,” he said ahead of this weekend’s US Grand Prix.
If Magnussen is confirmed in the seat, he will be McLaren’s first rookie driver since Britain’s Lewis Hamilton made a sensational debut in 2007. He won the title the following season.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 13th, 2013.
McLaren are set to replace Mexican Sergio Perez with Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen for next season, according to media reports yesterday.
Sources close to the Formula One team indicated the reports were accurate.
Magnussen is the son of former McLaren driver Jan Magnussen and won the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year. The BBC and Autosport.com websites both reported McLaren had decided to give Magnussen the drive.
Team principal Martin Whitmarsh earlier told reporters that talks were still ongoing for the second seat at the former championship-winning team.
“There has been a lot of honest feedback both ways, which is best done in private not in public. We’ll see in the future,” he said ahead of this weekend’s US Grand Prix.
If Magnussen is confirmed in the seat, he will be McLaren’s first rookie driver since Britain’s Lewis Hamilton made a sensational debut in 2007. He won the title the following season.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 13th, 2013.