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F1 driver blames Lewis Hamilton for being fired
Kevin Magnussen has lifted the lid on what he calls a “crazy” and “disrespectful” target set during his 2014 rookie season at McLaren: match Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying margin over Jenson Button or risk being dropped. A decade later the Dane argues the directive skewed expectations and hastened his departure. The Podium Debut That Sparked Pressure Magnussen stunned observers by finishing second in Melbourne 2014 after Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification. Instead of easing a newcomer in, McLaren chiefs Jonathan Neale and Éric Boullier demanded he replicate Hamilton’s historical 0.15-second average edge over Button. “I accepted it at the time but, looking back, it was...
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