6 , ▁un conf ir med ▁reports ▁emer ged ▁that ▁Magn ussen ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁replace ▁Past or ▁M ald on ado ▁at ▁Ren ault , ▁partner ing ▁ro ok ie ▁J oly on ▁Pal mer ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁season , ▁following ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract ▁between ▁M ald on ado ▁and ▁the ▁team . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February , ▁Ren ault ▁confirmed ▁Magn ussen ▁had ▁joined ▁their ▁ ▁campaign . ▁He ▁scored ▁points ▁twice ▁with ▁a ▁sevent h - place ▁finish ▁at ▁Russia ▁and ▁a ▁t enth ▁place ▁at ▁Singapore , ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 6 th . ▁ ▁Ha as ▁( 2 0 1 7 – present ) ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Magn ussen ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ha as ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁replacing ▁Est eb an ▁G uti ér rez ▁and ▁alongside ▁Rom ain ▁Gros je an . ▁After ▁signing ▁with ▁Ha as ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁driver ▁to ▁contest ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁with ▁all ▁four ▁engine ▁manufact ur ers ▁in ▁the ▁tur bo ▁hy brid ▁era ▁( Mer cedes , ▁Ferr ari , ▁Ren ault , ▁and ▁H onda ). ▁He ▁scored ▁at ▁five ▁races , ▁with ▁a ▁sevent h - place ▁finish ▁at ▁A zer ba ij an ▁as ▁best ▁result , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁