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The past figures F1’s returning drivers will hope not to emulate

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OPINION: Formula 1 returnees Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon have an opportunity to impress with Haas and Williams this year. They will need to keep up the pressure on their team-mates to avoid joining the number of talented drivers who never quite made it at motorsport’s pinnacle

Nikita Mazepin’s departure from the Haas Formula 1 team amid the fallout of the continued conflict in Ukraine brought an unexpected reprieve for Kevin Magnussen.

After 119 grand prix starts with McLaren, Renault and Haas, never bettering the second place he managed on debut in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, Magnussen’s F1 career looked to have run its course by the end of 2020. Dropped by Haas boss Gunther Steiner, the Dane appeared set to follow his father Jan into a long career in sportscars.

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