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Guenther Steiner has explained that Haas have elected for a "well-seasoned" line-up for the 2023. The American F1 team chose to hire Nico Hulkenberg as their second driver for the 2023 season, partnering Kevin Magnussen. Their decision is a change in tactic from recent seasons, having elected to field two rookies in 2021: Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. Crash damage and an inability to keep up with Magnussen's points total resulted in early-season pressure from Haas on Schumacher, with the 23-year-old failing to make the grade for a third year with the team. Viewed by others: Nico Hulkenberg Hulkenberg secures final seat, full F1 2023 driver line-up confirmed ...

Guenther Steiner has defended Haas' decision to previously gamble on inexperienced drivers, after signing F1 stalwart Nico Hulkenberg for 2023. Ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Haas team confirmed that they would be dropping Mick Schumacher in favour of Hulkenberg, who has secured his first full-time F1 drive since 2019. F1 returnee Hulkenberg will be making his 185th Grand Prix appearance in next season's opening race and, when asked about the main reason for signing the 35-year-old, Steiner commented that his experience would be beneficial to the team. "He was in F1 for a long time, he was with teams in the midfield for a long time, so he knows how they work, how to make them better," Steiner commented to media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "Wherever he was the team always made progress, and that's our aim; to do that here. "Experience takes time to make and at the moment we don't have time, because we want to move forward. ...

Haas Formula 1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner is to release a new book in 2023 charting the fortunes of their 2022 season. Appropriately titled Surviving the Drive, the book is the first account written by a serving team boss of what goes on throughout the season, and builds on Steiner's reputation from the Netflix show Drive to Survive. 2022 was a promising year for Haas as they clambered into the midfield after two seasons in the doldrums. They finished a respectable eighth in the Constructors' as Kevin Magnussen returned to the team to partner Mick Schumacher, but Steiner still faced problems off-track. In February, the team ripped up Nikita Mazepin's contract after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, given his family's close links to the Russian government, forcing Magnussen into a return after a year out. Highlights included the Dane taking a shock pole in Brazil (for the Sprint race) and Schumacher's form, which eventually saw him lose his seat ...

Antonio Giovinazzi was a main contender to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas for the 2023 Formula 1 season, according to boss Guenther Steiner. Following a two-year spell at Haas, 2020 F2 champion Schumacher lost his race seat at the end of the '22 campaign to be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. However during the season, both Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen were forced to hand over their cars to Giovinazzi in FP1 sessions - outside of the mandatory rookie running to give the Ferrari tester experience in the new machines. This led to speculation that Giovinazzi could be set to replace Schumacher, but this cooled after he crashed early on during a runout in the United States. Steiner says that Haas are comfortable that they have got the right driver in Hulkenberg. Steiner on Giovinazzi vs Hulkenberg "He was in the beginning on the list of driver s," Steiner explained to media, ...

Guenther Steiner has agreed with Mick Schumacher 's assertion that young driver s don't get enough time in Formula 1 to establish themselves. Steiner elected to drop Schumacher from Haas for 2023 after a two-year stay, believing Nico Hulkenberg offers greater experience in the midfield and in developing a car. The late call meant Schumacher was unable to secure an alternative race seat for 2023, with a spell on the sidelines as third driver for Mercedes the most likely destination for the 2020 Formula 2 champion. Steiner feels that while "two years is enough in racing", he agrees with Schumacher's general point. Viewed by others: Nico Hulkenberg Hulkenberg reveals how he 'broke the ice' with Magnussen ...

Several F1 team bosses have been reflecting on Ross Brawn's legacy as he steps back from his role with the sport's management team. Brawn took the position of Formula 1’s Managing Director of Motorsports as F1 transitioned from the Bernie Ecclestone era to the ownership of Liberty Media in 2017. Since then, he has been involved in several aspects of the sport, including the introduction of new technical regulations for the 2022 season. Now, with Brawn retiring from Formula 1, some key figures from the paddock have praised what the former Ferrari man brought to the table. Steiner believes regulation changes 'biggest compliment' to Brawn Guenther Steiner, team boss at Haas, thinks that the success of the 2022 regulations is a credit to Brawn. "I think the proof was in what you asked us before: did the new regulations work or not, and we all said yes, and I think tha...

Guenther Steiner insists that he has no regrets about dropping Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean in favour of two rookie drivers for 2021, despite the team having now reverted to a more experienced line-up. At the end of 2020, Haas opted to bring in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the following season, giving both their debut in F1 . The team sacrificed their 2021 car in order to focus on preparing for the new technical regulations in 2022, meaning that both rookies failed to score points in uncompetitive machinery. Mazepin was dropped ahead of the 2022 campaign following Russia's major military attack on Ukraine, and Magnussen made a surprise return to fill his seat. Schumacher remained but has lost his place at the squad for 2023, with Nico Hulkenberg making a comeback to race alongside Magnussen. Steiner doesn't regret rookie line-up While Haas now have two veteran ...

Guenther Steiner thinks Formula 1 should not sacrifice Red Bull's dominance to pander to the "show" element of motorsport. The Milton Keynes squad have won the first three races of the 2023 season and blitzed the field, with many comparing their current form to Mercedes in 2014. F1 brought in new regulations in 2022 designed to close the field up and, while the gaps are closer in the midfield, Red Bull have extended their advantage from last season, during which they won 15 races. Steiner thinks the "show" aspect of F1 will "sort itself out" in the long-term, which is why those in charge should not react in a way that reduces their performance. "The sport is the main thing we have to have," he told Autosport . "The show is secondary, but I think it will sort itself out and then still we have got a good race going on in the front row with Checo [Sergio Perez] and Max [Verstappen], that doesn't seem to be without spa...

Guenther Steiner says he was not nervous when seeing Kevin Magussen and Nico Hulkenberg getting close while racing each other on track. The two drivers went head-to-head at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Magnussen was on his way up the field in an attempt to get the squad's first points of the season. The pair have past History , with Hulkenberg once referring to Magnussen as "the most unsporting driver", which prompted the Dane to comeback with "suck my balls!" Steiner said he was not nervous watching the two drivers, given their History and Haas' previous problems with teammates crashing into each other. "I was not getting nervous or anything because I see them working outside of the car together, so you can imagine if nothing goes completely wrong [that will translate into] what they're doing on the race track," said Steiner to media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "I think they respect each other and they knew that ther...

Guenther Steiner says he has "no ap Pet ite" to take on a rookie Formula 1 driver at Haas after a troubled period for the team. Steiner elected to drop experienced racers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen at the end of 2020 for new Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin in the 2021 season. However, Mazepin failed to deliver and was sacked before the 2022 campaign after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Schumacher stayed on and scored points twice, but also suffered multiple heavy accidents and was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg, who Steiner felt was more in tune with Haas' midfield expectations. He partners Magnussen who replaced Mazepin, with the duo scoring points twice in the opening three races thanks to a 10th and seventh for Magnussen and Hulkenberg respectively. Steiner feels that the best way for Haas to catch up "is with people who know what to do" in the midfield. Viewed by others: ...

Guenther Steiner admits that he was surprised by how strongly Nico Hulkenberg performed during the first few races of his Formula 1 comeback. Hulkenberg made his full-time return to the grid with Haas for the 2023 season after three years on the sidelines, a time in which he made several substitute appearances at Racing Point/Aston Martin for drivers forced to miss races due to COVID-19. While Steiner expected Hulkenberg to be strong, the team boss had anticipated that it might take some time before this happened. "For Nico, coming back after three years as a part-time driver, he came back really strong," Steiner told the F1 Nation podcast. "I expected him to be strong, but I expected that form to come a little bit later, so I was quite surprised myself. In the beginning, he was just strong." Hulkenberg 'demanding in a good way' With Hulkenberg's level of performance in 2023 already impressing Steiner, the Italian hopes tha...

Guenther Steiner believes that Formula 1 fans should not "jump to conclusions " over the idea that Red Bull will dominate the rest of the 2023 season. The first five races of the campaign have gone in the Milton Keynes-based team's favour, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claiming three and two Grand Prix wins respectively. When asked about the possibility of some fans viewing the season so far as "boring", Steiner stated that he does not see it this way. Season so far 'opposite' of boring, says Steiner "I find the opposite," Steiner told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "It's not boring for me. I think there [has been] enough action. "Obviously, Baku was not the most exciting race we had this year. But there [were] a lot of races [that] were exciting. "You maybe see that the Red Bulls are strong, but there's a lot of other things going on as well. We [should not] forget about that....

Guenther Steiner has assessed a potential grey area for new teams looking to enter F1 , regarding the possible use of the wind tunnel. There has been talk of several new outfits expressing interest in entering the sport, ranging from Andretti and Panthera to HiTech and Formula Equal, the details of which were previously revealed by TheFOXposts.Com . While these teams have expressed their interest, they have not yet been accepted for entry. However, there has been speculation that some may have started to develop concept cars using wind tunnels from current teams. When asked by TheFOXposts.Com if these rumours raised any concerns about the possibility of crossover or 'grey areas' in the development regulations, Haas boss Steiner suggested that it would be difficult to prevent a new team from doing something given that they are not officially in Formula 1 . Steiner on possible grey area for new F1 teams "As you said, it's clearly rumours. I have...

In the world of Formula 1 before the cost cap was introduced, front-running teams like Mercedes and Red Bull were spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to put two race cars out 22 or so times a year. Every year. And with no guarantee of how exactly that endeavour would play out come the end of the season once the prize money was dished out, it was unsustainable, with no new teams entering since the Class of 2010 - all three of whom had disappeared by 2017. Except one: Haas. But owner Gene Haas and boss Guenther Steiner were not about to be reckless and try to match the budgets of the behemoths. Instead, some savvy reading of the rulebook led to an all-new way of going Grand Prix racing. Instead of designing and building every aspect of their car themselves, Haas would buy as many non-listed parts, now known as Transferable Components, from Ferrari as possible: think suspension, gearbox, rear crash structure and other internal parts. The team would be required t...