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Magnussen brings sponsor for his second chance at F1

Kevin Magnussen said he felt lucky to have been given a rare 'second chance' in Formula 1, and has done his bit for the team by bringing sponsors to the new project. The Dane was unveiled as a race driver for the new Renault works team on Wednesday, replacing Pastor Maldonado at the eleventh hour over a sponsorship dispute. And Magnussen, 23, has his own backer, Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen whose ‘Jack and Jones' fashion label is now a prominent on-car sponsor of the Enstone team. But Cyril Abiteboul, Renault's managing director, said he was happy to be giving Magnussen a 'second chance', having performed 'sensationally' for McLaren in 2014. 'Not many drivers get a second...
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