Guenther Steiner tells Haas what they should say to Kevin Magnussen about his immediate F1 future.
Haas will be fielding an entirely new driver pairing for the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Esteban Ocon will be joining the American outfit from Alpine as Nico Hulkenberg’s replacement. The German will be moving to Sauber for 2025 on a multi-year deal, which will see him become an Audi works driver come 2026.
Hulkenberg’s teammate Kevin Magnussen is also out of Haas come the end of the year. The Dane has currently scored only six points in 2024 compared to Hulkenberg’s 24 as he sits in the top 10 of the championship.
Magnussen has come under controversy this season as he accumulated 12 penalty points on his super license after an incident with Pierre Gasly at Monza and landed him with a race ban for Baku.
Although not his most series infringement – echoed by Jacques Villeneuve who believed Magnussen should have been banned after his crash in Monaco – the Dane was sidelined for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and was subsequently replaced by Oliver Bearman.
The 19-year-old will be the driver to replace Magnussen full-time in 2025 at Haas alongside Ocon. Bearman made his F1 debut back in Jeddah with Ferrari, finishing seventh in place of the ill Carlos Sainz.
