Guenther Steiner Admits He Stayed at Haas F1 Team "Two Years Too Long"

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 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, …

Guenther Steiner admits he stayed at Haas F1 team "two years too long"

Guenther Steiner has admitted he was ultimately relieved when Gene Haas ended his tenure as Haas team principal