Kevin Magnussen ready to don new suit at Haas

Excluded from the 2025 Formula 1 grid, Kevin Magnussen could well be tempted by a new role within his current team Haas.

Following long months of negotiations and twists and turns, the 2025 Formula 1 grid is almost sealed. Following the official announcements made by Kick Sauber last week, only the second Racing Bulls seat does not currently have a designated driver, even if everything indicates that it is intended for Liam Lawson. Especially given the latest news regarding Sergio Perez's status at Red Bull.

Kevin Magnussen reserve driver or TPC tester?

Kevin Magnussen is one of the big losers in this game of musical chairs. After seven full seasons out of the last eight at the wheel of a Haas, the Danish driver will not be one of the twenty drivers in the field. A real blow at 32 years old, which naturally raised the question of his future, as is particularly the case for Valtteri Bottas. While one might think that a return to Endurance, where he distinguished himself in 2022, could have been an option. But ultimately, Magnussen will stay in F1, but in a more secondary role.

Team boss since the start of the year, Ayao Komatsu detailed the possibilities in the columns of Motorsport. Kevin Magnussen wishes to be able to stay mainly in Europe in order to be closer to his family, two options are available to him. The possibility of carrying out TPC tests, allowing performance data to be accumulated on the firm's old models.

Or that of being a reserve driver, with the possibility of competing in a Grand Prix in the event of a withdrawal, as Oliver Bearman has done several times this year. In both cases, it strongly resembles a swan song for a boy who has been essential for almost ten years on the grid.