Experienced Grosjean, Magnussen Extend Contract With Formula 1 Team Haas
19th September 2019
The pair will head into their fourth campaign together with the American constructor
- Grosjean, 33, joined in 2016 and sits 17th in the drivers' standings this year
- Haas were fifth overall last year after two eighth-placed finishes in their opening campaigns in F1 but sit one from bottom with seven races of the 2019 season remaining
PARIS, France- Formula One team Haas
announced on Thursday Frenchman Romain Grosjean and Dane Kevin Magnussen will
drive for the outfit again in the 2020 season.
The pair will head into their fourth
campaign together with the American constructor.
"Experience, and the need for it, has
been one of the cornerstones of Haas F1 Team, and with Romain Grosjean and
Kevin Magnussen racing for the team in 2020," team principal Guenther
Steiner said in a statement.
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Earlier in September Haas announced a split
with sponsor Rich Energy, bringing a tumultuous end to their relationship which
included a "rogue" social media outburs
Grosjean, 33, joined in 2016 and sits 17th
in the drivers' standings this year.
Magnusson, 26, has been with Haas since
2017 and is 16th ahead of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
Haas were fifth overall last year after two
eighth-placed finishes in their opening campaigns in F1 but sit one from bottom
with seven races of the 2019 season remaining.