Grosjean and Magnussen to leave Haas F1 at end of season
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VIDEO SHOWS: STATEMENTS POSTED ON ROMAIN GROSJEAN AND KEVIN MAGNUSSEN'S TWITTER PAGES, FILE FOOTAGE OF MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN, STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF GROSJEAN AND MAGNUSSEN
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INTERNET (OCTOBER 22, 2020) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
1. MESSAGE POSTED ON ROMAIN GROSJEAN'S TWITTER PAGE, READING (English): "THE END #R8G"
2. STATEMENT POSTED ON GROSJEAN'S TWITTER PAGE, READING (English): "THE END. THE LAST CHAPTER IS CLOSED AND THE BOOK IS FINISHED. I'VE BEEN WITH HASS F1 TEAM SINCE DAY 1. FIVE YEARS DURING WHICH WE WENT THEROUGH HIGHS AND LOWS BUT THE JOURNEY WAS WORTH IT. I'VE LEARNED A LOT, IMPROVED TO BE A BETTER DRIVER AS WELL AS A BETTER MAN. I HOPE I'VE ALSO HELPED PEOPLE IN THE TEAM TO IMPROVE THEMSELF. THIS IS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST PRIDE, MORE THAN ANY OF THE CRAZY FIRST RACES IN 2016 OR THE P4 AT THE AUSTRIAN GP 2018. I WISH THE TEAM ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE. ROMAIN"
3. VARIOUS OF STATEMENT POSTED ON KEVIN MAGNUSSEN'S TWITTER PAGE, READING (English): "HI EVERYONE, THE 2020 FORMULA 1 SEASON WILL BE MY LAST WITH HAAS F1 TEAM. I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE TEAM FOR FOUR YEARS AND I LOOK BACK AT A GREAT JOURNEY. BEING PART OF A BRAND NEW TEAM HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE THAT I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED AND IT HAS BROUGHT ME A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE THAT HAS HELPED ME GROW AND DEVELOP AS A RACING DRIVER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GENE, GUENTHER AND ALL THE RACE TEAM FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND TRUST IN ME OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I AM STILL WORKING ON MY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH I WILL ANNOUNCE IN DUE COURSE. THERE ARE STILL SIX RACES TO DO THIS SEASON, AND I AM DETERMINED TO GIVE AMY ALL TO FINISH OFF ON A HIGH. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT"
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - FEBRUARY 7, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
4. HAAS F1 DRIVERS ROMAIN GROSJEAN AND KEVIN MAGNUSSEN UNVEILING THE 2019 LIVERY
5. FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION OF CAR
6. MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN WALKING BESIDE CAR
7. DETAILS OF LIVERY ON NOSE CONE
8. GROSJEAN SPEAKING TO JOURNALIST (NOT A SOUNDBITE)
9. 2019 HAAS F1 LIVERY ON DISPLAY
10. MAGNUSSEN SPEAKING TO JOURNALIST (NOT A SOUNDBITE)
BARCELONA, SPAIN (FILE - AUGUST 13, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
11. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN AT THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX
NUERBURG, GERMANY (OCTOBER 11, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
12. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MAGNUSSEN (NUMBER 20) RACING IN THE EIFEL GRAND PRIX
SOCHI, RUSSIA (SEPTEMBER 26, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
13. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF GROSJEAN (NUMBER 8) RACING IN THE RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
BARCELONA, SPAIN (FILE - FEBRUARY 19, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
14. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN POSING WITH TEAM OWNER, GENE HAAS (CENTRE( ALONGSIDE THEIR CAR FOR THE 2020 F1 SEASON
15. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN POSING WITH THE CAR
STORY: Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen will leave the Haas Formula One team at the end of the season, the U.S-owned outfit said on Thursday (October 22) ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Both drivers had earlier posted messages on social media announcing their departures.
Frenchman Grosjean, 34, has been at Haas since 2016, with Dane Magnussen, 28, joining in 2017.
"We have a lot of good memories together -- in particular our 2018 season when we finished fifth in the standings in only our third season. Romain and Kevin played a significant part in that success," said team boss Guenther Steiner in a statement.
Magnussen tweeted that he was still working on his plans for the future and wanted to finish the last six races of the season on a high.
Grosjean posted a message saying "the last chapter is closed and the book is finished", and wishing the team all the best for the future.
