PADDOCK INSIDER: Haas choose experience and stability in pursuit of the next step

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 29: Kevin Magnussen of Denmark and Haas F1 and Nico Hulkenberg of Germany

Haas grabbed hold of the news agenda with both hands by announcing Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg will be retained for a second successive season, as Formula 1 got back to business at Zandvoort after the summer break.

It is unprecedented for Haas to announce their final line-up so early in the season, but it had become clear to owner Gene Haas and Team Principal Guenther Steiner over the last couple of months that their current driver line-up was the right one for them.

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PADDOCK INSIDER: Haas choose experience and stability in pursuit of the next step

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