Former Haas workforce chief Guenther Steiner has revealed that the American outfit banned him from visiting the stewards to debate driver penalties as a result of his conferences typically led to fines and extra penalties.
Steiner, who is understood for his blunt method and vibrant language, which have been partly behind his reputation on Netflix’s Drive to Survive, joked about not being allowed to see the stewards throughout an look on The Crimson Flags Podcast whereas discussing Oscar Piastri’s Brazilian Grand Prix penalty.
Whereas arguing that McLaren ought to have fought Piastri’s nook extra following a 10-second penalty and two penalty factors imposed on the Australian driver, Steiner was requested if he would have visited the stewards if Kevin Magnussen had been in the identical state of affairs when he was main Haas.
“I’d not solely within the second on the finish of the race, I’d have gone to the stewards, and you realize at some stage the workforce did not let me go to the stewards anymore. They stated, ‘Guenther, you are not allowed to go’ as a result of I acquired penalties and I needed to pay fines.
Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Crew, Guenther Steiner, Haas F1 Crew principal
Photograph by: Erik Junius
“All of them instructed me your opinion does not assist and the way you converse with the folks however in the long run if they’re doing one thing which I feel is flawed, I would like to inform them, and they’re identical to ‘No, we expect we’re proper’. And in case you get all this bo****ks as you usually get there.
“It is not a straightforward job, and I’d by no means wish to be a steward, particularly working without spending a dime, however anyway, depart the cash apart as a result of that may be a small aspect of it. But it surely’s simply no, I’d have gone there, and I feel I’d have flipped out.”
Steiner led Haas from its debut on the Method 1 grid in 2016 till the top of the 2023 season. He was changed by trackside engineering director Ayao Komatsu at first of 2024. Following his exit, the 60-year-old has grow to be an everyday function on The Crimson Flags Podcast, has appeared as a specialist commentator on German tv channel RTL and has taken a job as race ambassador for the Miami Grand Prix.
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