Listen to this article Magnussen was dropped by Haas at the end of the 2020 season and spent last season in sportscar racing, contesting the full IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Chip Ganassi Racing prior to signing a contract with Peugeot’s nascent Le Mans Hypercar project. But the Dane was recalled by Haas to replace the ousted Nikita Mazepin on the eve of the second F1 test in Bahrain and followed up the team’s first Q3 appearance since 2019 with a remarkable run to fifth place as the leading midfield runner. Magnussen, whose seat in the winning Ganassi Cadillac for Saturday’s Sebring 12 Hours was taken by Neel Jani, was on course for seventh on his return before the late retirement of both Red Bulls elevated him to fifth – the team’s best result since the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix. Speaking after the race, Magnussen said: “That was a lot of fun, I enjoyed it a lot. It’s so good to be back in this position, I’ve just got to say a massive well done to t …