Magnussen: modern Formula One 'all about compromise'

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New Haas recruit Kevin Magnussen believes that modern-day Formula One has become too much about making compromises, so much so that it has become 'easy' when compared with lesser championships of the past.

"I think in Formula One as it is now, you always have to compromise your driving style," Magnussen said.

"It's very much about compromise, and finding a good balance between things and not getting everything out," he explained. "There's no risk anymore - at the moment, not anymore.

"It's not like you're pulling everything out of your lap, you put it in place and get it right. It's not like many other race cars I've driven where you really pull it out."

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The Dane, who made his début in Formula One in 2014 at McLaren with second place in the Australian Grand Prix, spent last season at Renault and this year will join Romain Grosjean at Haas F1.

The 24-year-old said that he's hoping that changes to tyre and downforce regulations this year will improve the racing in Formula One

"With bigger tyres and more downforce, it should be better," he said. "These cars are a little bit overpowered for what we have.

"It's always sliding, we always have too much wheelspin. It doesn't ever feel like you're glued to the track. It's so easy to get to the limit."

"[It's] a bit like driving Formula Ford, where you're always sliding and always on the limit," he suggested. "Formula Ford made easy by power steering [and] tyre warmers."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.