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Magnussen reveals 2019 opportunity to join Red Bull

Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has revealed that he had a chance to join the Red Bull family at the end of the 2018 season, but the Dane explained why he took a pass on the opportunity. Daniel Ricciardo's departure from Red Bull at the end of 2018 left a void at the Milton Keynes-based outfit that was ultimately filled by Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly. But the Frenchman's promotion also freed up a seat with the junior bull squad, and Magnussen contends he was at one point on Helmut Marko's shortlist of candidates for the drive. "When we spoke to them, it quickly became clear that they had a candidate for the Red Bull seat [Gasly]," Magnussen told Danish website B.T. "But...
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