‘They’re racing against each other… f***ing hell,’ rages F1 star in pre-season fight
KEVIN MAGNUSSEN shouted “f***ing hell” as Formula 1 stars raced during day two of pre-season testing.
The stars of the sport have descended on Bahrain as the 2024 season draws closer.
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With the first race two weeks away, F1 teams are sharpening their strategies to maximize their performance.
During the second day of testing, the drivers simulated a rolling restart.
Lewis Hamilton must have enjoyed it as his Mercedes sped into the distance.
One man who showed frustration, however, was Haas CEO Magnussen.
According to Formula racersthe Dane bellowed into his team radio, “They’re actually racing against each other. Damn it!”
After a winter full of drama, the season starts on March 2 in Bahrain.
It was confirmed in the off-season that Hamilton, 39, will join Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season.
Ahead of his final year at Mercedes, the seven-time world champion recently said: “It was obviously emotional.
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“It’s very surreal to be here. I came here in 2013, 11 years with the team, this is the start of my 12th.
“The focus throughout winter training is to get the team back to where we once were.
“We have had a number of difficult years, which have really formed a basis for us.
“It’s a privilege to work with people and see the work they are doing this winter.
“This is the most exciting part of the year. To know everything under the hood, what George (Russell) and I will be able to experience on the track. It’s exciting.”
Team boss Toto Wolff said of the situation: “When the news broke it was clearly a new situation. It’s something we didn’t expect to happen at that stage of the season and it’s a new dynamic and that’s clear something we would have done.” to work on.
But that said, we’ve been together, spent some time at the factory and been to various events and on a human level it’s absolutely fine.
“Professionally speaking, we still have a full season to go. We want to have the most competitive car and give both drivers the opportunity to achieve the best possible results.
“How great it would be to end this year on a high with Lewis. We have had some wonderful times and still ten months to go and we will give it our all.”
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