Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team during the Australian GP at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on Thursday March 30, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images)
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F1: Travel problems for Magnussen before Brazil GP

Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Kevin Magnussen will not miss this weekend’s Brazilian GP, despite his conspicuous absence at Interlagos on Thursday.

The Dane, who insisted during the week that his hands are “fine” despite his hefty crash just a few days ago in Mexico, was absent from the FIA press conference – which is compulsory for summoned drivers and officials to attend.

Haas team boss Gunther Steiner says Magnussen has simply been embroiled in travel chaos.

“I texted him this morning and he told me he was flying over Bogota,” he told Bild newspaper.

“He was somewhere in Mexico and now he’s flying here via Colombia. No news is currently good news,” Steiner smiled.

Guenther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1 Team during the Brazilian GP at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Thursday November 02, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)
Magnussen’s team boss, Guenther Steiner, Haas F1 Team during the Brazilian GP at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Thursday November 02, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)