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Haas F1 Team Principal Says Rookies Schumacher & Mazepin Saved the Team
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a425couple
Sep 22, 2021, 5:22:09 PM9/22/21
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Haas F1 Team Principal Says Rookies Mick Schumacher,
Nikita Mazepin Saved the Team
Guenther Steiner tells Danish tabloid that Haas needed to find pay
drivers to help keep the team in business.
BY GLOBAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA
SEP 21, 2021
nikita mazepin haas f1 teamMIGUEL MEDINAGETTY IMAGES
Haas F1 Team principal Gunther Steiner says he had no option other than
to fire Haas' former drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen and
replace them with rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for 2021.
This year, the struggling American team, which has yet to score a point
and is in last place in the F1 Constructors' Championship standings, has
been in the headlines for three main reasons—a conspicuous lack of pace,
the controversial Mazepin, and the intensifying on- and off-track
disputes between the Russian driver and teammate Schumacher.
After 2020, Haas surprised many F1 pundits by ousting its experienced
driver lineup of Grosjean and Magnussen. Now, Steiner now says he had no
choice.
"I had to find opportunities to keep the team going (financially),"
Steiner said in an article published by the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet
newspaper. "Many families depend on it. You have to make difficult
decisions sometimes even if you don't like them. There was no anger or
dissatisfaction—it was just a business decision.
"The alternative was that we would not be here. People need to
understand that. So if we had kept Kevin but Haas did not survive, Kevin
wouldn't have had a car to drive anyway," Steiner told the Danish
publication.
He says the answer he found was to take the two rookies with solid
financial backing. Schumacher is a well-funded and Ferrari driver, while
the company headed by Mazepin's wealthy father Dmitry—Uralkali—is the
team's title sponsor.
f1 grand prix of great britain mazepin, schumacher
Nikita Mazepin, left, and Mick Schumacher have found at least a
temporary racing home at Haas F1.
BRYN LENNON - FORMULA 1GETTY IMAGES
Steiner admits it is at times more difficult to work with rookie
drivers, but thinks it would have been a bad experience for Magnussen
and Grosjean to drive the uncompetitive 2021 car anyway. Both drivers
are now racing in the United States. Grosjean has three podiums,
including two runner-up finishes, in the NTT IndyCar Series. Magnussen
has reached the podium four times in eight races in the IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Series, and he's started a race in IndyCar.
"We have always known that they were pretty good drivers," Steiner said.
"Otherwise we would not have had them here. They have moved into
completely new territories and on top of that each in their own direction.
"There is no point having people here who are dissatisfied.At least the
new drivers can learn about Formula 1 and get some experience. Giving
two experienced drivers a car like this, we could all potentially pull
the team down. Even if you paid them for it.
"I feel it myself. If 2022 was not coming, I would not want to do this
season."
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rro5797
Haas F1 has been an epic fail since the beginning mostly because of
Steiner and his disdained for American drivers. Haas F1 is "not" an
American F1 team, it's Steiner (German) & a Russian Oligarch F1 team.
Haas had a chance to make his F1 team American from top to bottom and
now look at it. USA F1 fans lost interest in Haas F1 long ago.
dirtyriver
Steiner stinks as bad or maybe worst then his team of misfits!
pcw5409
This year still an American team. Next year, who knows, a Russian team
maybe? I think Haas has already made up his mind, unfortunately!
rrs3613
The team and its two drivers stink. The little Russian can run it into a
wall and I wouldn't care.
karter51
I just want to second bra3644. Don't you guys realize how expensive it
is to run any kind of race operation? Let alone a Formula One team?
Aren't they going to cap it next year a 150 MILLION DOLLARS? If one of
you has that floating around in your pocket, maybe you can go buy a
team:) Just the fact that we have an American owned team is pretty cool.
We'll see what happens next year when the new car specs have to be run.
Haas might be a bit more competitive,
bra3644
Hey, Hass F1 team is still running isn’t it? Love the folks who don’t
have a dime in the fight spouting off. Young Mick is getting drive time
which is what he needs. Mazepin? We all wish we could have his seat.
Motionman
Haas has gone to almost hero to almost zero in just a couple of years.
Why Gene hasn't sold the team to Mazepin Senior and just walked away is
a mystery to me. Running DFL is not fun.
kwr7542
So acquiring 2 well funded rookies with great resources and no talent
will save the team?
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a37681140/haas-f1-team-rookies-schumacher-mazepin-saved-team/
Haas F1 Team Principal Says Rookies Mick Schumacher,
Nikita Mazepin Saved the Team
Guenther Steiner tells Danish tabloid that Haas needed to find pay
drivers to help keep the team in business.
BY GLOBAL MOTORSPORTS MEDIA
SEP 21, 2021
nikita mazepin haas f1 teamMIGUEL MEDINAGETTY IMAGES
Haas F1 Team principal Gunther Steiner says he had no option other than
to fire Haas' former drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen and
replace them with rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for 2021.
This year, the struggling American team, which has yet to score a point
and is in last place in the F1 Constructors' Championship standings, has
been in the headlines for three main reasons—a conspicuous lack of pace,
the controversial Mazepin, and the intensifying on- and off-track
disputes between the Russian driver and teammate Schumacher.
After 2020, Haas surprised many F1 pundits by ousting its experienced
driver lineup of Grosjean and Magnussen. Now, Steiner now says he had no
choice.
"I had to find opportunities to keep the team going (financially),"
Steiner said in an article published by the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet
newspaper. "Many families depend on it. You have to make difficult
decisions sometimes even if you don't like them. There was no anger or
dissatisfaction—it was just a business decision.
"The alternative was that we would not be here. People need to
understand that. So if we had kept Kevin but Haas did not survive, Kevin
wouldn't have had a car to drive anyway," Steiner told the Danish
publication.
He says the answer he found was to take the two rookies with solid
financial backing. Schumacher is a well-funded and Ferrari driver, while
the company headed by Mazepin's wealthy father Dmitry—Uralkali—is the
team's title sponsor.
f1 grand prix of great britain mazepin, schumacher
Nikita Mazepin, left, and Mick Schumacher have found at least a
temporary racing home at Haas F1.
BRYN LENNON - FORMULA 1GETTY IMAGES
Steiner admits it is at times more difficult to work with rookie
drivers, but thinks it would have been a bad experience for Magnussen
and Grosjean to drive the uncompetitive 2021 car anyway. Both drivers
are now racing in the United States. Grosjean has three podiums,
including two runner-up finishes, in the NTT IndyCar Series. Magnussen
has reached the podium four times in eight races in the IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Series, and he's started a race in IndyCar.
"We have always known that they were pretty good drivers," Steiner said.
"Otherwise we would not have had them here. They have moved into
completely new territories and on top of that each in their own direction.
"There is no point having people here who are dissatisfied.At least the
new drivers can learn about Formula 1 and get some experience. Giving
two experienced drivers a car like this, we could all potentially pull
the team down. Even if you paid them for it.
"I feel it myself. If 2022 was not coming, I would not want to do this
season."
This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported
onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be
able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io
comments include
rro5797
Haas F1 has been an epic fail since the beginning mostly because of
Steiner and his disdained for American drivers. Haas F1 is "not" an
American F1 team, it's Steiner (German) & a Russian Oligarch F1 team.
Haas had a chance to make his F1 team American from top to bottom and
now look at it. USA F1 fans lost interest in Haas F1 long ago.
dirtyriver
Steiner stinks as bad or maybe worst then his team of misfits!
pcw5409
This year still an American team. Next year, who knows, a Russian team
maybe? I think Haas has already made up his mind, unfortunately!
rrs3613
The team and its two drivers stink. The little Russian can run it into a
wall and I wouldn't care.
karter51
I just want to second bra3644. Don't you guys realize how expensive it
is to run any kind of race operation? Let alone a Formula One team?
Aren't they going to cap it next year a 150 MILLION DOLLARS? If one of
you has that floating around in your pocket, maybe you can go buy a
team:) Just the fact that we have an American owned team is pretty cool.
We'll see what happens next year when the new car specs have to be run.
Haas might be a bit more competitive,
bra3644
Hey, Hass F1 team is still running isn’t it? Love the folks who don’t
have a dime in the fight spouting off. Young Mick is getting drive time
which is what he needs. Mazepin? We all wish we could have his seat.
Motionman
Haas has gone to almost hero to almost zero in just a couple of years.
Why Gene hasn't sold the team to Mazepin Senior and just walked away is
a mystery to me. Running DFL is not fun.
kwr7542
So acquiring 2 well funded rookies with great resources and no talent
will save the team?
XYXPDQ
Sep 23, 2021, 12:53:07 PM9/23/21
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Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to score points much less podiums.
Mark Jackson
Sep 23, 2021, 3:06:14 PM9/23/21
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On 9/23/2021 12:53 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
> Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
> score points much less podiums.
- they're rebuilding for 2022?
> Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
> score points much less podiums.
- Gene Haas still finds the expense worthwhile to promote his CNC
machine tool business?
- the barrier to entry for an 11th team now being prohibitively
high, they're holding on for a big buyout offer?
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~misfit~
Sep 24, 2021, 5:56:28 AM9/24/21
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On 24/09/2021 7:06 am, Mark Jackson wrote:
> On 9/23/2021 12:53 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
>> Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
>> score points much less podiums.
>
> - they're rebuilding for 2022?
>
> - Gene Haas still finds the expense worthwhile to promote his CNC
> machine tool business?
>
> - the barrier to entry for an 11th team now being prohibitively
> high, they're holding on for a big buyout offer?
Good answers!
> On 9/23/2021 12:53 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
>> Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
>> score points much less podiums.
>
> - they're rebuilding for 2022?
>
> - Gene Haas still finds the expense worthwhile to promote his CNC
> machine tool business?
>
> - the barrier to entry for an 11th team now being prohibitively
> high, they're holding on for a big buyout offer?
--
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XYXPDQ
Sep 24, 2021, 1:55:46 PM9/24/21
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On Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 12:06:14 PM UTC-7, Mark Jackson wrote:
> On 9/23/2021 12:53 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
> > Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
> > score points much less podiums.
> - they're rebuilding for 2022?
>
Does anyone expect them to score points regularly next year?
> On 9/23/2021 12:53 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
> > Why does this team continue to exist? They aren't even trying to
> > score points much less podiums.
> - they're rebuilding for 2022?
>
e Haas still finds the expense worthwhile to promote his CNC
> machine tool business?
>
> - the barrier to entry for an 11th team now being prohibitively
> high, they're holding on for a big buyout offer?
>
Have to be a big offer to justify the cash burn.
> high, they're holding on for a big buyout offer?
>
a425couple
Sep 25, 2021, 10:48:16 PM9/25/21
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On 9/23/2021 9:53 AM, XYXPDQ wrote:
> Why does this team continue to exist?
>They aren't even trying to score points much less podiums.
>
I disagree with your 'scorn' of our 10th team.
> Why does this team continue to exist?
>They aren't even trying to score points much less podiums.
>
At what low number, would you complain about
too few cars racing?
At what low number, would you notice that very
few new drivers were getting a chance to enter F1?
Michael Schumacher got his first chance to drive in F1
At Belgium GP in 1991, for Jordan.
There were then 19 teams entering F1 races.
At Belgium, 30 took to qualifing with a spread of 10 seconds
between pole and slowest, while 4 others were eliminated
in prequalifying.
In 1991 24 drivers scored WDC points, while well
known racers like Maurício Gugelmin Thierry Boutsen
Johnny Herbert Nicola Larini Érik Comas
Alessandro Zanardi Alex Caffi Michele Alboreto
Karl Wendlinger and Stefan Johansson did not
score that year, but did later.
Today in Q1, There was only 6.5 seconds between
the first and the slowest (disregarding Verstappen).
The grids are currently historically very close.
I think it is good for our sport that a new driver
like Mick Schumacher can be in the field to show
us what he has, and note, he, in his Haas, was only
about 2.5 seconds slower than Norris, who earned pole.
In my opinion Haas, Alfa Romeo, and Williams are all
performing a good benefit to F1 by competing in 2021.
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