[Team] Haas: Gene Haas of NASCAR attempting to start F1 team

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Originally Posted by AndreasDavour

I'd say it's a total win for Haas, but I wonder about how sensible it is for the career of Kevin Magnussen. He was in a works effort, in a world championship with a real chance of winning races and possible even the championship. He was also in another seat with a team that knows how to win and he could definitely be in the fight in most races. Instead he goes back to a team owned by a backer who likes to spend less, and a team which even if they improved greatly probably wont challenge for wins, and absolutely not have a chance at a world championship.


All that to be racing in F1?

And get paid F1 rates. No one in sportscars outside of MAYBE Toyota's guys are getting paid anywhere near F1 pay, and supposedly he's getting PAID here. And yes, he is an F1 guy, the chance to drive in The Show (major league baseball expression) is what many guys live for. Yeah, IMSA is my local series and I go to Petit for the week and watch all the rounds but race at Monaco, Imola, Silverstone, etc vs IMSA? If you're an F1 guy it's fairly easy.


Oh, and it doesn't look like the car is as bad as it was. Or Mick and Nick aren't that quick. Yeah, he was on C4s and had the track to himself rubbered in but top of the chart for a Haas outside of being the first guy out when it starts to rain is nothing to sneeze at. And does ANYONE think Peugeot is gonna be a real threat to Toyota, Porsche, Glickenhaus, Cadillac and Acura(Honda)?? They've had plenty of time to get the car on track but they would rather have the PR and Twitter hits than cars on track