Kevin Magnussen gets promoted at McLaren
19 year-old Dutchman Kevin Magnussen has been promoted in McLaren's Young Driver Programme with the team confirming that he will test a McLaren F1 car at the young driver test later this year. Kevin is the son of Jan Magnussen who drove for McLaren and Stewart in the mid to late nineties, notching up twenty-five race starts and one career point.
Kevin Magnussen came second in last year's British F2 championship, taking seven wins and eight poles.