The World Motivation
I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk about racing a lot, as we share that passion. I guess that's quite normal.
“I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk about racing a lot, as we share that passion. I guess that's quite normal.”
— Kevin Magnussen · Mum
I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk about racing a lot, as we share that passion. I guess that's quite normal.
It's no secret that I live in Woking and I go to the MTC every day. So I've spent every available day working - either with my engineers, with the team management, or with the trainers at MTC; building those relationships, getting to grips with the car, the style of driving, the cockpit and control systems, and improving my fitness.
I love racing, I love racing everything really - karts, anything - so I do need to keep doing that. But the focus is on Formula One.
I'm lucky to have very close friends that I've had since childhood.
They had asked for me because they wanted a younger girl, but Mum asked if she could bring Kylie along because she didn't want there to be any jealously.
I want to be a young mum and if I didn't have to work I'd have them tomorrow. I'd like three!
I sound like my mum and I like that. I like that I sound like where I'm from.
My dad Ronald was the life and soul, whereas mum was the shyer one - and believe it or not, so am I.
I want to make all my family proud, particularly my mum, Sonia.
I focus on the team and I block out all the outside media stuff, because it's so irrelevant and uncontrollable.