Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage- Source: Getty
Former Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen claimed that he was close to becoming Red Bull driver Max Verstappen's teammate after the exit of Daniel Ricciardo from the team. The Austrian team was left scrambling after the Aussie driver announced that he would leave them for Renault in 2019.
The then seven-time race winner decided to leave the Milton-Keynes outfit because he believed they favored Max Verstappen over him.
Speaking with Autosport, Magnussen spilled that he too was in a conversation about moving away from Haas, and his management had spoken with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. However, the Dane turned down the offer, saying:
"I remember my management speaking to Christian Horner because of course everyone was talking about the Red Bull seat. And Christian said, 'Look, there's nothing at Red Bull, but we can talk about Toro Rosso'. And I said, 'No, no, let's not do that,' which I probably should have done.
