McLaren's big boss Ron Dennis and F1 rookie Kevin Magnussen have known each other for quite a long time.
That's because Magnussen's father, Jan, drove for McLaren in the late 1990's. Without his father, Kevin might have never met joined McLaren or reached F1.
"I don't think I would be here if it wasn't for him (Jan) because McLaren probably wouldn't have looked at me," Magnussen Jr told Crash.net.
"I can't say for sure, but I can't say they would because they looked at me so early and took me in to the Young Driver Program very early, before I had any good results. All my results came after; I wasn't even in F3 when I joined them."
The F1 rookie still remembers one of his first encounters with the McLaren supremo.
"When my dad was with McLaren, I got a birthday present from Ron and I must have been four years old or something," he says.
"He gave me that birthday present and bought a card and it just said 'If you get as good as your dad one day give me a call'. Then one day about ten years later, my manager saw that card – my mum had saved it and showed my manager – and my manager said 'Ah, let's call him!'"
That's because Magnussen's father, Jan, drove for McLaren in the late 1990's. Without his father, Kevin might have never met joined McLaren or reached F1.
"I don't think I would be here if it wasn't for him (Jan) because McLaren probably wouldn't have looked at me," Magnussen Jr told Crash.net.
"I can't say for sure, but I can't say they would because they looked at me so early and took me in to the Young Driver Program very early, before I had any good results. All my results came after; I wasn't even in F3 when I joined them."
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| Ron Dennis with Kevin Magnussen (Photo: WRI2) |
The F1 rookie still remembers one of his first encounters with the McLaren supremo.
"When my dad was with McLaren, I got a birthday present from Ron and I must have been four years old or something," he says.
"He gave me that birthday present and bought a card and it just said 'If you get as good as your dad one day give me a call'. Then one day about ten years later, my manager saw that card – my mum had saved it and showed my manager – and my manager said 'Ah, let's call him!'"