Formula One - F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - April 27, 2018 Haas' Kevin Magnussen during practiceFormula One - F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - April 27, 2018 Haas' Kevin Magnussen during practiceThe 29-year-old, who has 119 Grand Prix starts to his credit, raced with Haas from 2017 to 2020 and will partner German Mick Schumacher, son of seven-times world champion Michael.
The Russian Grand Prix, which joined the calendar in 2014, was scheduled for September 25 at Sochi’s Olympic Park, but F1 organisers said it was “impossible” to hold the race in the “current circumstances.” When asked about the team’s sponsorship deal with Uralkali, boss Guenther Steiner said, “It’s not something which disturbs the team of the competition side and financially we are okay.”