Skip to content
F1 75
2024HaasAnalysis

ANALYSIS: The key reasons behind Guenther Steiner’s shock Haas departure

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 28: Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner walks in the PaddockMEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 28: Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner walks in the Paddock prior to final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 28, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

2024 was just days old when news broke that Guenther Steiner – the unlikely star of Netflix’s F1 docuseries Drive to Survive – had parted ways with the Haas team he helped build from scratch and entered into Formula 1 in 2016, with Ayao Komatsu promoted to the role.

In one way, it might come as a shock. After all, Steiner has fought tooth-and-nail to not just keep the team going but try and make it consistently competitive with the smallest budget on the grid. It’s become his baby.

Next Up

Related Articles