OCTOBER 22, 2020

Haas confirms both drivers leaving

The Haas-Ferrari team has announced that both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, who have partnered together in the team for four seasons, will not be retained with the team beyond the end of this season.

Romain Grosjean, Eifel GP 2020
© Haas F1 Team / LAT

The Haas-Ferrari team has announced that both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, who have partnered together in the team for four seasons, will not be retained with the team beyond the end of this season.

Team Principal Gunther Steiner said, "I want to extend my thanks to both Romain (Grosjean) and Kevin (Magnussen) for their hard work and commitment to Haas F1 Team over the past few seasons.”

"Romain was a fundamental part of our establishment as we sought to get a driver onboard with both speed and experience. His results in early 2016 were a just reward, not only for his own talent, but also for the sheer amount of effort the team had put in to be on the grid that season. When Kevin joined a season later, we saw an immediate return with both cars scoring points, and of course, our first double points finish in Monaco that year.”

"We have a lot of good memories together - in particular our 2018 season when we finished fifth in the standings in only our third season. Romain and Kevin played a significant part in that success. Of course, there is still plenty of racing left in the 2020 season. It’s been a challenging year, no doubt about that, but both drivers have given their all behind the wheel of the VF-20. We value their inputs and experience to keep pushing the team forward through to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.”

Replacements have not been announced yet.