Having retained Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg for 2024, Haas boss, Guenther Steiner admits that he by no means talked to every other drivers.
For the Dane, it’s his second season after being introduced again within the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which noticed the American workforce drop title sponsor Uralkali and driver Nikita Mazepin, whereas Nico Hulkenberg replaces Mick Schumacher.
For probably the most half the German has out-performed his teammate, nonetheless, Steiner insists that he by no means thought-about wanting elsewhere.
“It was fairly straight ahead since a couple of months,” mentioned the Italian. “Nico, firstly of the 12 months we did not do a two-year contract as a result of we did not know the way he comes again. However he got here again very sturdy.
“I believe we now have acquired the motive force pairing we will get for the time being with our financials and with our attractiveness of automotive,” he added. “I by no means truly spoke to anybody else.”
For 2021, Haas opted to run two rookies, Mazepin and Schumacher, when requested why he did not attempt to run one other this season, alongside a extra skilled driver, Steiner mentioned: “If you happen to go searching on the choices, there’s not rather a lot with out threat. And I do not wish to take any threat for the time being as a result of I do not assume that is acceptable.
“You may take a threat if the chance is worth it to take,” he continued, “however for the time being, we wish stability. Now we have acquired one a part of the workforce sorted out properly with the drivers, in my view. Now we now have to work to work on the automotive to kind that one out. You go step-by-step.
“Final 12 months, the drivers had been a priority. This 12 months, they aren’t a priority. Subsequent 12 months, they won’t be a priority. Good, tick the field and transfer on to the following factor it’s a must to enhance.
“I believe rookies coming in… I believe my character is extra for somebody who has performed it,” he admitted. “I assume all people is best than me. Once you assume that, typically it is like, ‘What are you saying? Why do not you perceive that?’
“With them each I can converse freely. It doesn’t suggest we at all times agree on the whole lot, however I am advantageous with it. We conform to disagree and transfer on, we’re not falling out about it or not questioning ‘what did you say, what did I say’.
“Once we speak to the press, I say typically, for those who’re sad with one thing, say it. You will get attacked from me however do not get upset. I do not get upset. I can inform them and so they know the language I am speaking. They’ve each been right here a very long time.
“It is totally different. They know extra. They’re older as individuals because the rookies had been. They’re younger guys with rather a lot much less life expertise as properly.”
