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Guenther Steiner says Haas split came down to Formula 1 ambition
Guenther Steiner’s criticism of Gene Haas goes beyond a disagreement between a former team principal and team owner. His account points to a more fundamental split over what Haas Formula 1 was supposed to become. Steiner left the team in January 2024 after their relationship deteriorated, and he now says the divide was rooted in ambition. Haas has spent a decade in Formula 1 without a podium or victory. Its best constructors’ championship finish…
Gunther Steiner believes today that he should have left Haas F1 two years before the team put an end to their collaboration. The former director of the American team, who had participated in his creation before accompanying him for eight seasons, acknowledges with hindsight that he remained too long despite deep differences with Gene Haas on the direction to be taken. A start finally decided by his employer who, paradoxically, brought him a cert…
Guenther Steiner Reveals Haas Rejected His Plans Before His F1 Departure
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says the TGR Haas F1 team rejected his plan to escape the back of the grid, claiming new ideas were not welcome before his 2023 departure. Speaking on the Aug. 17 episode of The High Performance Podcast, Steiner said: “At Haas, having ideas wasn’t welcome. I had a plan, but they didn’t want to do it.” The blunt assessment, later amplified in an X post, offered a sharper version of the split that ended…
Guenther Steiner makes candid ‘two years too long’ Haas F1 admission
Guenther Steiner believes he should have left Haas two years before his eventual Formula 1 sacking ‘took that decision away’ from him. Steiner was instrumental in getting the Banbury-based outfit on the grid back in 2016, lobbying with the likes of Stefano Domenicali to make Haas a Ferrari customer outfit. The 61-year-old then stayed on as Team Principal, leading Haas to its best-ever fifth-placed Constructors’ finish in 2018. But from thereon, …
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