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U.S.-owned Haas earlier announced they would
not be renewing the contracts of the Dane and his experienced
French team mate Romain Grosjean.
"IndyCar is something that I have been interested in always,"
Magnussen told reporters on a video conference at the Portuguese
Grand Prix.
"My dad (former F1 racer Jan) was an IndyCar driver back in the
1990s and I've been to IndyCar races with him as a small child.
"I just always thought it was super-cool and I would love to
have a go in that some time.
"But at the moment outside of Formula One the whole motorsport
world is hit by this time (COVID-19) that we have this year and
it doesn't look easy to get good deals over there."
Magnussen, whose career highlight remains a second place for
McLaren in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, said he was open to
anything and felt he had much more to give in Formula One if the
chance arose.
"I'm only just 28-years-old... but we'll see. There's not a lot
of seats left and also I really miss winning. I miss the feeling
of winning races," he said.
"That's something I've really started to think about recently."
Haas are currently ninth overall with just three points from 11
races.
Last season they finished ninth in the constructors'
championship, after fifth place in 2018, and there has been
speculation about a possible sale.
Magnussen said he had not been surprised by the team's decision
to change lineup.
"I've been kind of thinking about options for a while," said the
Dane.
"It didn't change a lot once (team boss) Guenther (Steiner) told
me they were going to look for other drivers...I have been
looking elsewhere for a while."
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Toby Davis)
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