Jul.5 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen admits it “wasn’t an enormous shock” to listen to the information that his Method 1 employer Haas has signed up Ferrari-backed rookie Oliver Bearman for 2025 and past.
“I’ve kind of identified it for 4 months,” the Danish driver, whose personal place on the small American staff stays unsure, acknowledged at Silverstone.
“Okay, it hasn’t been determined for 4 months, however I knew it was going to occur. So no information for me,” Magnussen smiled. “What can I say? A younger man attending to stay out his dream in Method 1.”
Amid robust rumours that Magnussen can be changed by Esteban Ocon subsequent 12 months, the 31-year-old is among the many drivers nervously ready for high ‘foolish season’ contender Carlos Sainz’s staff choice for 2025.
“There are lots of issues occurring,” Magnussen admits. “Personally, I’m nonetheless targeted on F1, though in fact there are additionally attention-grabbing alternatives outdoors of F1.”
When requested if he’d fairly be paired with Magnussen or ousted and controversial Alpine driver Ocon subsequent 12 months, 18-year-old Bearman smiled at Silverstone: “That’s a troublesome query to ask me.
“It’s less than me to determine, anyway. What I might say is that I would really like somebody with expertise and pace. Somebody who I can be taught from.”
Magnussen thinks Haas is a perfect staff for the younger Briton to make his full-time F1 debut for.
“Once I entered Method 1,” he mentioned, “it was troublesome to enter a high staff (McLaren) that wasn’t delivering. As a result of the expectations from the staff are nonetheless big. They really anticipate you to win the championship.
“Once you be part of a smaller staff, it’s simpler. Though I can’t say for positive as a result of I didn’t do it, however that’s the way in which I believe it’s.”
Some imagine Bearman, a Ferrari academy driver, is being groomed for a possible transfer to the fabled Maranello based mostly staff – maybe as soon as Lewis Hamilton retires.
“It will be a dream,” Bearman admitted, “however it’s probably not in my fingers. That’s the aim, a minimum of.
“However I’m not enthusiastic about that now, even when it’s troublesome to not,” he smiled once more.
As for Haas’ choice of a teammate for Bearman, some imagine Frenchman Ocon is definitely being doubted by potential groups due to his ongoing on-track and character clashes along with his present Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly.
“It’s not best,” Gasly admitted at Silverstone. “Between teammates, when it comes to preventing, all of us hope that there’s a little extra – how do I put this – a bit extra space.
“As a result of it’s true that in our scenario, you’ll be able to’t take the danger of getting vehicles touching. However we all know the present scenario,” he added. “We all know that Esteban must discover a seat for subsequent season and it’s definitely not straightforward.”
