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F1: McLaren Signs Former Driver Magnussen’s Son
Kevin Magnussen has joined McLaren's young driver program...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted February 15, 2012   GMM Newswire
Kevin Magnussen has been on McLaren's radar for awhile now. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
McLaren has signed up the son of a former team driver to test its 2012 Formula One car later this year.

In 1995, Denmark's Jan Magnussen — also a former McLaren test driver — made his Formula One race debut with a one-off McLaren seat.

He moved on to contest 24 Grands Prix with Stewart until he was stepped down for poor performances in 1998.

Now, the 38-year-old's son Kevin, who is 19, has been signed up for McLaren's young driver program, which will include a seat at the young driver test later this year.

Like Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey, Magnussen will also work in McLaren's state-of-the-art simulator.

He first caught McLaren's attention in 2010, and last year finished runner-up in the British F3 championship with eight poles and seven wins.

This year, he will contest the Renault World Series.

"The team has shown great faith in me so far and I feel that this is an important step in my career," said Magnussen.
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