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January 17, 2024 (Water) 9:22 p.m
The sacking of former Haas F1 boss Gunter Steiner has sparked speculation that Andretti Cadillac will buy the struggling American F1 team.
In the Italian auto sprint, the headline is: “Is Gene Haas fed up with F1?” Steiner said he learned between Christmas and New Year from the team’s billionaire owner Gene Haas that his contract would not be renewed after Haas F1 finished last in 2023 have documented.
Haas and Ferrari also appear to be the only teams not to have an engine deal in place ahead of the new regulations for 2026, with the possibility of re-evaluating their technical partnership.
At the same time as Steiner’s news broke, Ferrari manager Simone Resta was also said to be leaving Haas, where he was in charge.
■Is there a chance for Andretti to get into Formula 1?
Michael Schmidt, top journalist for the German newspaper “Auto Motor und Sport”, asks himself:
“Is Haas now a takeover candidate? This could be Andretti’s chance to get into Formula 1 in 2025.”
■Can the new CEO turn Komatsu Haas around?
Schmidt said that Steiner and the little-known Gene Haas were at odds over differences in their medium-term future visions, with the team owner sticking to the existing structure and the former team manager, who was fired, insisting on providing more funding. think.
Steiner’s successor will be Ayao Komatsu, who has worked as an engineer at Haas F1 for many years.
“What happens if Haas doesn’t turn things around?” asks Schmidt.
“For now, Gene Haas will be able to achieve a sales price for the team that will allow him to recoup his investment.”
■Ralf Schumacher, Haas F1 has the chance to improve
However, Ralf Schumacher, Haas F1’s ‘regular expert’, believes the team now has a chance to improve in Steiner’s absence.
“The fish always rots from the head on,” said the uncle of former Haas F1 driver Mick Schumacher, Ralf, to the newspaper “Auto Bild”.
■Will Steiner require team shares?
Red Bull’s top advisor, Dr. Helmut Marko, believes that Steiner’s decline has something to do with his surge in popularity through the Netflix series “Drive to Survive.”
“Anyone who gets too popular on something like Netflix rises so high and then falls so quickly,” he told f1-insider.com.
“All I heard was that he wanted to trade his popularity for shares in the team. And owner Gene Haas didn’t like that idea. The team comes before the individual. That’s a constant in this sport.”
■The pressure in Formula 1 is brutal
“Steiner was a victim of popularity.”
Former AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost added:
“The pressure in Formula 1 is brutal. If vehicle development doesn’t go well in the middle of the season, it’s someone else’s fault.”
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