Magnussen was not well enough to return to the cockpit for qualifying or the Grand Prix, with Bearman achieves his second full weekend in F1 prior to permanent transfer to haas in 2025. The 18-year-old had made two previous appearances at the top of motorsport this year: with Ferrari in Jeddah and with Haas in Baku after Magnussen was suspended for receiving 12 penalty points on his superlicence.

Bearman finished seventh and tenth in those two outings respectively, making him the first F1 driver in history to score points in his first two Grands Prix with two different teams.

The Briton has already proven himself worthy of that full-time role with Haas next year in situations where he has had limited time to prepare. But in the Sao Paulo Grand PrixThe Ferrari junior endured a difficult weekend.

In what was his first wet outing in F1, Bearman struggled with the conditions and was eliminated in Q1. In the race he nearly crashed after a spin in turn five and eventually came home in 12th place.

Nico Hulkenberg says Haas could have used Kevin Magnussen in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Your teammate Nico Hulkenberg He spun in turn one shortly before Franco Colapinto’s huge crash brought out the red flag. The German was disqualified from the race when he returned to the pits, as he received help from track officials to keep his car going.

In what was a difficult weekend for Haas, Magnussen revealed to viaplay the text Hulkenberg sent him after the race, and Bearman may not like him.

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Magnussen has had a challenging campaign in 2024 as he sits 15th in the standings with just 14 points. Meanwhile, Hulkenberg finds himself in the top 10 having picked up 31 points in an impressive season for the German.

The Danish driver recorded his best result of the season in the Mexico City Grand Prix with seventh in what is only the fourth time he has beaten his teammate in 2024. James Hinchcliffe says it was Magnussen’s ‘strongest weekend’ in a long time as his result helped Haas overtake Visa Cash App RB in the Constructors’ Championship.

Sao Paulo has been a track that has favored Magnussen in the past. The 32-year-old driver took his and Haas’s first pole position at the circuit back in 2022.

And Hulkenberg was left feeling they could have benefited from another strong performance from the Dane when Magnussen revealed that his team-mate had sent him a message after the race, saying Haas “could have used him” for the race in Sao Paulo .

Kevin Magnussen has stressed that his F1 career is not over after the departure of Haas

Bearman will replace Magnussen at Haas in 2025 in what will be an entirely new driver pairing for the American team. Esteban Ocon He will leave Alpine to join the British, and Hulkenberg will sign a multi-year contract as an official Audi driver.

Speculation has increased over where the Dane will go next year, with him highly unlikely to take up a full-time F1 seat in 2025. Magnussen had been linked as a possible option alongside Hulkenberg in Sauberbut the Swiss team finally chose Gabriel Bortoleto for the second seat.

With RB having the last vacant seat for 2025, it’s very difficult to imagine Magnussen being in the conversation to join the Red Bull setup. Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto are heavily linked with the push as the team wonders what to do with Sergio Perez.

Even though its chances for 2025 look bleak, Magnussen has stressed that his F1 career “is definitely not over”leaving many to wonder if he will move into a reserve role or aim for a return in 2026.

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