Guenther Steiner has shared his facet of his departure from Haas.
F1’s eventful low season started with the shock exit of Haas’ staff principal.
It quickly turned clear that staff proprietor Gene Haas opted towards extending the contract of Steiner, which had run its course.
Each males had been within the paddock all through the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix however didn’t see one another, or communicate to one another, Steiner stated.
Steiner instructed Sky Sports activities: “I can inform you that the final yr, or year-and-a-half was tough.
“You possibly can see all the opposite groups, when the funds cap got here into place, everyone else invested their cash into the infrastructure of the corporate simply to maneuver forwards.
“We didn’t try this.
“At some stage, it is advisable say what you consider issues.
“Clearly I don’t personal the staff. I can’t make these selections. I haven’t obtained the cash.
“Gene desires to do it his approach.
“Clearly he didn’t like what I needed to say.
“Due to this fact my contract wasn’t prolonged. I used to be okay with it.”
Steiner turned the breakout star of the early seasons of Netflix’s Drive To Survive.
He had been in cost since Haas entered F1 in 2016.
Steiner’s enterprise nous was extensively credited for sustaining the staff.
He axed rookies Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, in favour of skilled duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.
However Haas completed backside of the constructors’ championship final yr.
Ayao Komatsu, Haas’ former technical director, changed Steiner as staff principal this yr.
