Kevin Magnussen starts a new chapter in his career in 2017 – as a Haas F1 driver. The American team welcomed the Dane at it base in Kannapolis, North Carolina and even made a funny video for his first day at the new job!
Meanwhile Magnussen said he prefers to have an experienced teammate. According to him evenly matched drivers are a better option for the team and him as well.
“I learned from Jolyon [Palmer] last year, but I’m sure from Romain [Grosjean] I will learn more because he’s an extremely fast racing driver. Jolyon is fast as well, but Romain is very experienced. I think it’s important to be competitive with each other. I don’t think it’s good for a team that one driver is just having all the points and doing all the work. It’s good to have two drivers that are quite close. That’s the best way to learn”, he added.
Kevin Magnussen also believes that the new cars will suit him better than the previous ones
“If I have a problem, it’s most of the time because I’m overdriving. I naturally tend to overdrive the car. These new cars will probably suit that than less downforce. I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be fun to drive”, he explained, quoted by NBC Sports.
“If our expectations are true, then they’re going to be the fastest Formula 1 cars ever probably. That would be exciting.”
“I’ve definitely stepped it up over the winter. This winter it’s been mostly about training. I’ve not traveled anywhere, on occasion I’ve stayed at home to train with my fitness trainer in Denmark. That’s because we don’t really know how fast these cars are going to be and how physically demanding they’re going to be. You just have to prepare as best you can.”
“We’ve been working more on strength, which can make you a bit heavier. It hasn’t made me so much heavier. I’ve gained a bit of muscle weight, but not much.”
3 weeks to go until we get the first taste of 2017 F1 cars… can’t wait ?? pic.twitter.com/gN3ttsEhrf
— Kevin Magnussen (@KevinMagnussen) 6 February 2017
