Kevin Magnussen admits it is pure luck and good will that means he’ll be returning to the Formula 1 grid next weekend. Steiner said it would be wrong to call the contract talks with Magnussen “easy”, but that probably has more to do with the driver’s non-F1 contractual arrangements for 2022. “We had to sort out a few things,” Magnussen admits, “but I’m very grateful to Chip and Peugeot for their cooperation. “Without them, I wouldn’t be in the Bahrain GP but the sports car classic in Sebring. “It’s only thanks to the good will of Ganassi and Peugeot that I can be here,” he said in Bahrain. Magnussen said he was about to go on holiday with his family when Steiner suddenly called him.

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