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How Juan Pablo Montoya influenced Magnussen's Haas move

Juan Pablo Montoya was the first to tell Haas boss Gunther Steiner about Kevin Magnussen's talent. Magnussen joined the American team after stints at McLaren and Renault, but Haas boss Steiner says he first heard about the Danish driver from former F1 race-winner Montoya. Remarkably, 2018 was the first year in which Magnussen raced in the same competition for the same team as the previous 12 months in his entire racing career. And he certainly seemed to revel in the consistency, finishing ninth in the drivers' championship, with 11 top-10 finishes, and scoring his first fastest lap in F1 at the Singapore GP. The campaign has set Magnussen out as a driver to watch in F1's midfield, but his...
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