“Only Person to Blame Is Gene”: Haas Boss Exposed as Guenther Steiner Becomes Scapegoat for His Failures

In the days gone by since ‘ s sacking at Haas, , the owner of the American outfit, has come under immense fire from F1 journalists all over. Now, ESPN F1’s Nate Saunders has dug into the 71 year old as being the real reason behind the team’s failures since it entered the sport back in 2016. Advertisement Steiner was sacked on the back of a devastating 10th place constructors’ finish last year.

Speaking on the UNLAPPED podcast, Saunders , Advertisement According to Saunders, Haas failed to . Steiner had always been very vocal about how the team lacked in terms of infrastructure. However, the American’s unwillingness to invest further resources and funds into the team meant that Haas were always falling two steps behind to their rivals.

Guenther Steiner did have some responsibility to shoulder for the team’s failure. That being said, Haas’ of the team means that majority of the blame for the Kannapolis based team’s struggles fall on his shoulders. Despite this, the team’s 10th placed finish last year was the tipping point for Gene Haas to kick his close confidante out of the team for good.

Could Gene Haas’ injured pride be the real reason for sacking Guenther Steiner? While the team bore Haas’ name on the front door, it was Steiner who was running the show. With Haas pumping in the cash but Guenther Steiner winning all the popularity awards, it could be a bruised ego that led to Steiner facing the other axe at the team.

Steiner knew that the Haas brand was closely influenced by his stature in the paddock and within the team. Reportedly, he was Advertisement Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/RBR_Daily/status/1746528976976122199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Red Bull taskmaster, Helmut Marko hypothesized Steiner’s growing popularity owing to Netflix and his desire to rub shoulders with Gene Haas as the real reason for his departure.

Marko reportedly F1 insider.com, Steiner can now take a breather after eight relentless years in the F1 paddock. While he may not want to jump into the managerial circus again soon, he has hinted towards an immediate , most probably in the media sector. Advertisement.