GREATEST RACE: Kevin Magnussen remembers the Grand Prix that ‘changed my world’ on and off the track


Kevin Magnussen delivered one of the most impressive debut performances in recent F1 history when he charged his way to a podium finish with McLaren at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. For our new series, Greatest Race, the Dane relives the emotions of that special day at Albert Park, what it felt like to fly the flag for his country and the effect the result had on the rest of his rookie season…
Magnussen makes it to McLaren
Son of former McLaren and Stewart racer Jan, it did not take long for Magnussen to get bitten by the motor racing bug, initially being exposed to the F1 paddock as a child before embarking on a highly successful karting and single-seater career in his native Denmark and beyond.

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