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EXCLUSIVE: 'It came down to performance’ – Gene Haas on Guenther Steiner's departure and what it means for his team’s future
F1 Correspondent & Presenter
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Haas have been causing shocks since they entered Formula 1 in 2016, from scoring a brilliant points-finish on their debut and taking a remarkable fifth in the constructors’ championship in only their third season, to a shock pole in Sao Paulo in 2022.
But the American outfit delivered the biggest in their so far eight-year tenure when earlier this week they announced the parting of ways with their popular, no-nonsense Team Principal and reluctant Netflix star Guenther Steiner, who led the outfit into the sport with the backing of owner Gene Haas.