Kevin Magnussen: "Racing-wise, I don't care what people think of me. I'd feel weird if everyone was saying I'm a nice guy..."

F1 Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

His F1 career began with a bang, with a podium finish on debut with McLaren in Australia in 2014. Though he hasn't hit those heights since, in the intervening period Kevin Magnussen has established himself as a hard-edged, no-nonsense racer who, after losing his McLaren drive and then spending a year with Renault, is now really hitting his stride with the American team Haas.

Tom Clarkson sat down with the Dane during a quiet period at the Austrian Grand Prix for a candid and honest talk about the highs and lows of his career to-date, including his racing origins, his growth as a driver, and - of course - that famous withering put-down of Nico Hulkenberg...

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0:31.1	Hi, I'm Kevin Manglison and you're listening to Beyond the Grid.
0:38.9	Hi everyone, Tom Clarkson here and welcome to your favourite podcast. It's Beyond the Grid,
0:43.5	presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. My guess this week is one of
0:49.6	Formula 1's Hardman. He takes no prisoners on track and he says exactly what he thinks of it.
0:55.8	Remember his sock my balls put down of Nick a Holcomb burger couple of years ago?
1:00.4	Yeah, I'm talking of course about Kevin Manglison.
1:04.8	Kevin is now in his fifth full season of F1 and is third with the Hasteam. His performances
1:10.8	continue their upward trajectory and last year he had 11 points finishes on route to ninth in
1:16.8	the world championship and his qualifying performances this season have been excellent as well,
1:21.2	even if the Haste VF19 has proved a little inconsistent at times. F1 is very much the family
1:27.8	business for the Magnusons. Kevin's father Jan, raised for McLaren and Stewart in the 90s,
1:33.1	but Kevin has been the most successful of the two. He has 90 starts under his belt already
1:38.3	and more than 150 world championship points to his name. Kevin is F1's great day. I hope you enjoy
1:45.8	our conversation. Kevin, welcome to the show. Lovely to have you on Beyond the Grid.
1:54.8	Well, it's been only a few days since the French Grand Prix, difficult one for the team.
2:00.4	Just wondering what you've been up to since then. We stayed in France, me and my girlfriend,
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