“I’ve known him since I was a little kid. He once saved my life…”
Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen says his future WRT BMW sportscar boss Vincent Vosse once “saved my life” when he was a child.to its factory LMDh line-up in sportscar racing for 2025.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxMagnussen is no stranger to sportscar racing, with his father Jan a multiple Le Mans 24 Hours class winner, while the outgoing Haas driver contested the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Magnussen says he has been close with WRT boss Vosse - whose team runs BMW’s factory programme in IMSA and the World Endurance Championship - his whole life, which is how discussions over 2025 came about.“I have been talking to Vincent Vosse who's the team owner at WRT, which is the team that runs the BMW WEC team,” he added.
The Dane says he is still in discussions with Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu about some kind of role with the team next year, but had no desire of being a reserve driver.“I don't think I'm gonna go to that many races, if any. Gonna be busy with BMW and other things.
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