Haas has its driver lineup for the 2024 season locked in.
There will be no changes for the American team in 2024, as the team announced Thursday it had re-signed current drivers [autotag]Nico Hulkenberg[/autotag] and [autotag]Kevin Magnussen[/autotag] to the team for the next season. As of now, it seems that the two have been renewed for just the 2024 season.
Hulkenberg and Magnussen both have experience in Formula 1, having both started a combined 346 races. As it stands, Hulkenberg sits in 14th place with nine points in the World Drivers Championship while Magnussen is in 18th with two points. Hulkenberg has Haas’ best result of the year, a 7th-place finish in the Australian Grand Prix.
BREAKING: Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg re-sign with Haas for the 2024 season!#F1 @HaasF1Team pic.twitter.com/M3ZNID7Y1N
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 24, 2023
Team principal Guenther Steiner told Formula1.com that the team currently has an “extremely solid driver pairing” and that the experience that the two bring to the team is invaluable. Here’s what he had to say about renewing the two drivers:
“Kevin is obviously a very well-known quantity to us, and I’m delighted he’ll return for what will be his seventh season in Haas colours. With 113 starts for our team alone, we know where his strengths lie and his knowledge and experience of our organisation pairs very well with that too.
On the other side of the garage, Nico’s simply slotted in without fuss or fanfare and proved himself to be a valuable member of the team. He’s approaching 200 starts in Formula 1 and we’re very happy to be the beneficiary of that experience behind the wheel.”
The two will attempt to take Haas to greater heights in 2024. The team is currently eighth in the constructors championship with 11 points, so both Hulkenberg and Magnussen will hope they signed up for a more competitive car in the future.
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