Kevin Magnussen will return to Formula One this year ahead of the 2022 season opener in Bahrain.
Welcome back, K-Mag! 🇩🇰@KevinMagnussen will partner @SchumacherMick in our 2022 driver line-up 🤝#HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/L4bz9TfMcR
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 9, 2022
The Danish driver will join Mick Schumacher at Haas, after getting released from the same team at the end of the 2020 season.
It follows the departure of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin who was released from his contract with Haas following his country's invasion of Ukraine
— Nikita Mazepin (@nikita_mazepin) March 5, 2022
The Russian driver created a new foundation today to help athletes who have been blocked from competing for political reasons.
On Twitter, Mazepin said:
Today I am announcing the creation of a new foundation to help athletes who have been blocked from competing for political reasons. #WeCompeteAsOne
Russian company Uralkali has requested a refund from Haas after the Formula One team terminated its sponsorship deal amid the war in Ukraine.
The potash producer says it's already paid for the upcoming season and wants that money back.
2020: @KevinMagnussen waves goodbye to F1 👋
2022: He's BACK! 🤩#F1 @HaasF1Team pic.twitter.com/VpcOBY2zzY— Formula 1 (@F1) March 9, 2022
Meanwhile, the final trailer for Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 4 was released today.
The show will hit the streaming this Friday, March 11th.
Drive to Survive Season 4: The Official Trailer 👀
Full series lands on @netflix *this Friday* March 11 🍿#F1 #DriveToSurvive pic.twitter.com/Dddzv0a4Fu— Formula 1 (@F1) March 9, 2022
Image: Haas Twitter Account
