Kevin Magnussen Q&A: British Grand Prix
July 5, 2023
Kevin looks ahead to this weekend's British Grand Prix, the place where he drove the VF-23 for the very first time at the team's shakedown event in February.
Round 11 of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship brings a lot of the team back home for the British Grand Prix. Some of our team might be biased, but you can’t talk about racing in the UK without mentioning the fans – what feelings does Silverstone evoke for you?
“Silverstone is a great event because the atmosphere is fantastic. British fans are so into Formula 1 and the venue is one big party, a great festival. The track is also awesome, it’s always a highlight to drive a Formula 1 car around Silverstone.”
Silverstone Circuit is only 15 miles away from the team’s UK base, do you feel that close connection when entering race week?
“It’s great. It’s one of our home races in a way as we have a lot of British team members and we have our UK HQ in Banbury, Oxfordshire. We have quite a few home races in our team – we have the US which hosts our ‘official’ home races, but we have bases in the UK and Italy as well.”
Following the British Grand Prix, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team will be participating in the Pirelli Tire Test. Is there much you can learn apart from having extra time in the VF-23?
“It’s a tire test so there’s not much we can do there except do laps, but it’s a lovely day of driving around Silverstone which is not the worst thing you can be doing!”