, ▁driving ▁for ▁Mot op ark ▁Academy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Magn ussen ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Formula ▁Three ▁Championship ▁with ▁Mot op ark ▁Academy ▁and ▁Car lin ▁Mot ors port ; ▁winning ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁O sch ers leben . ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁championship , ▁taking ▁the ▁ro ok ie ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Magn ussen ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Cooper ▁T ires ▁British ▁Formula ▁ 3 ▁with ▁Car lin . ▁ ▁Formula ▁One ▁career ▁Magn ussen ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁Mc L aren ▁MP 4 - 2 7 ▁Formula ▁One ▁car ▁on ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Young ▁Driver ▁test ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁quick est ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 2 . 6 5 1 . ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁driving ▁sim ulator . ▁Magn ussen ' s ▁time ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁three - day ▁test ▁impress ing ▁Mc L aren ' s ▁sport ing ▁director ▁Sam ▁Michael . ▁The ▁distance ▁he ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁test ▁was ▁sufficient ▁to ▁ear n ▁his ▁FI A ▁Super ▁Lic ence . ▁ ▁Mc L aren ▁( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Magn ussen ▁would ▁drive ▁for ▁Mc L aren