Out-of-work F1 veteran forced to consider other championships as options vanish

With four F1 2025 seats remaining, is time up for a veteran of nine seas♍♑ons?

Kevin Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen has admitted he will consider other championships to extend 🌃his career, as his options in F1 dwindle.

Haas have confirmed that they will not keepℱ Ma✃gnussen beyond the end of this season when his contract expires.

Nico Hulkenberg will also exit a🦩nd go to Sauber, while Haas will pair rookie Oliver Bearman with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in 2025.

Magnussen, as a result, ▨has been left out in the c🌳old with few seats remaining on next year’s grid.

He was asked at the Belgian Grand Prix if he would consider the🉐 World Endurance Championship or IndyCar if his F1 career e𒊎nds.

“Yes, all of the above,” he answered.⛎ I t🤪hink everything is on the table in that case.

“I'll see what's available out there, and make my mind w🍷hen I get there.

“Right now, I'm in Formula 1 and there's still a couple of seats open for next year that I'd like to see where all that ends up. Then look at things aftꦉerwards.”

Problematically, Magnussen is not thought to be a major contender for🐭 any of the available seats.

Mercedes’ big vacancy to replace Lewis Hamilton is likely to go to Andr⭕e𓃲a Kimi Antonelli.

That leaves three seats which 🐻are still unconfirmed - one each at Sauber, Alpine and RB.

Sauber have signed Hulk💎enberg but their current drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou are still in limbo.

Alpine will ke🌊ep Pierre Gasly but their repl♉acement for Ocon is possibly rookie Jack Doohan.

RB have Yuki Tsunoda on their books but Daniel Ricciardo’s future is uncertain. If Ricciardo does not convince hi🔴s employers then Liam Lawson waits in the wings.

Magnussen, therefore, must know his days could be num⛄bered in F1.

His best result this was P8 in Austria, an💙d he sits 16th in the standings at the summer break.

This is Magnussen’s ninth full-time season a𝓀s an F1 driver.

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