Magnussen has stability at Haas, and hopes to keep it for 2019

For the first time in his career, Kevin Magnussen is enjoying a sense of stability in his life thanks to a two-year stint with Haas which he hopes will be extended for 2019.

So far, the Dane has capitalized nicely on the qualities of his 2018 Haas VF-18, performing towards the top of the mid-field and having been arguably quicker than team mate Romain Grosjean.

Magnussen feels confident in a current racing context void of any negative pressure.

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"I think I've always had confidence," Magnussen told BT newspaper. "The difference is that I'm always been much more pressured.

"I was super-pressured at McLaren and it was the same at Renault because the car was so bad. Now I'm in a very good place in my career with a team that supports me 100 per cent," he added.

But 25-year-old also underscores the importance of having stability in his career.

"It's actually the first time in my entire career - even outside of Formula 1 - that I've been at the same team for two consecutive years. And it's only now that it really occurs to me how important that is."

Magnussen has therefore staked a strong claim on a Haas seat for 2019.

"There is not much to say about my contract," he said. "They have an option on me, and I hope they use it."

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