the Height of a rædderlig season for Haas and the team showed up 14. July at Silverstone. Here is just one of the drivers out of a fyreseddel after their crash. The conflict was later resolved, but serious consequences were a possibility.
– It was pretty close. As you know, I am temperamental, smiles Günther Steiner, as the Extra Magazine sat down with the team head, during the end of the season in Abu Dhabi.
We may scale back the time: the Reality had materialized itself. Millions were wasted on pointless updates, which had not delivered.
In the united kingdom began to experiment with putting Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen in each specification of the car to get to the bottom of VF19’eren incomprehensible behavior during the race.
Not only drove the duo together for the second time in the season. In contrast to Barcelona two months earlier they drove at Silverstone each other.
Both stood to rest. One hour after the checkered flag appeared Kevin Magnussen finally up after a long, drawn-doping controls.
Romain Grosjean was long since ready.
the Meeting took no more than a few minutes before the dane stormed out of the Haas camp.
Shortly after followed Günther Steiner. Very publicly right in the middle of the paddock he stopped, Jesper Carlsen and scolded Magnussens assistant the skin fully.
No one would say anything. All communication was done via facial expressions by the parties.
the Mood has become good again between the drivers and their boss. Günther Steiner stresses that the bad 2019-season due to the car, and not them lead it. Photo: Jan Sommer
the Exception was the Steiner. The usually so jovial team boss was not to make eye contact with.
– For me it was strange. On Silverstone, I thought that I was ready for the meeting. But when I saw them both, I lost the holder. It was close, that something happened, recalls the boss.
– It was so disappointing. We were started with so severe a period of the season; we had an opportunity and so, we destroyed it in turn four-five. How can this happen?
team owner Gene Haas took the situation a little more calmly. The crash filled not that great, since the summer break debated whether Romain Grosjean would continue with Kevin Magnussen; the dane already had a contract to 2020.
Haas-capture the brawlers had already been too close to each other after a reboot in the Spanish Grand Prix, where dueling was so violent that the team head had to intervene on the radio.
– If I think back now, we created a little problem though. Not because I need to find excuses for the riders. But there was SO much pressure. In Barcelona there was no reason for the collision, which there never is, but at Silverstone I think, that they put themselves under so much pressure to perform, that it happened.
– They should have been wiser, for the kind of can not be forced forward. At no time in the year I have given our drivers are to blame for the lack of results.
In 2018 encountered the duo also joined together. So far they have been allowed to run the race against each other, but since the summer is the authorization withdrawn and replaced by teamordrer.
– I reacted very violently at Silverstone, for now, it was not acceptable anymore. It is one of the kinds of things that you can’t continue to do. They talked among themselves and asked me to come to give them clear instructions about what they should do in a given situation. They would be fine with it, and therefore, we’ve got it under control.
Who was to blame for the collision for the crash in England, Steiner does not care. It was great disrespect for the team, that none of the drivers gave out. Photo: John Sibley/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
– During the starts and restarts, it is difficult to control everything. I’m not running the car. The conversation we have had. Guys, I am going to need to even to talk about your approach to the beginning. Decisions must be made in milliseconds, and I am going to need to have a mutual understanding. Just like football players don’t need to ask for a pass. They know where to run to in order to get the templates pass.
– I was never angry about the start-episodes, for I am the racer enough to know that the things that happen, you can’t anticipate. There are 18 other cars in addition to our.
– I think the second half of the season was better, and I think it was about the clear message. Are you bagklog, it’s easy to say, why did you not message already last year? But they seem to come to terms and do not smoke in the flæsket on each other like on some teams. On Sundays, they’ll just both have too much out of too little, which was due to the car, says team head.
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We will be stronger
the Competition is becoming cut-throat in 2020. McLaren have finally turned the cask after six disappointing seasons. Large investments of Renault and Racing Points should break through.
Still shaking the team manager Günther Steiner is not on hand. Haas is going to run with on the fourth place in the constructor VM.
– What would get me to believe that it was NOT possible, when we did it last year. In 2017, we were mediocre, but was stronger in 2018 with the same rules. I hope we do the same.
– If we become stronger, some of our rivals perhaps peaked a little, while we are in the progress. I can’t see why we don’t get better, he says.
the Downturn in 2019 does not change the belief that small teams of employees and concept.
frankly, I think the team has handled it well. Of course it’s easier if you have a good season and scores good results, but they believe that we can get it done. Because we did it last year. There is no feeling of being on a sinking ship.
the Mood is still positive, but next season can’t come soon enough, and the same feeling I have.
2020-the season can’t start quickly enough, says Günther Steiner. Photo: Jan Sommer
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Heading towards the special record
the Relationship between Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen has not been without controversy. Nevertheless the course towards a remarkable record.
62 grandprixer they have been teamkammerater, which puts them in the top ten of Formula 1’s longest-lasting relationships …
After the 2020 season, the moves the duo up on a shared fourth place with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Second only to the Barrichello/Schumacher (102), Coulthard/Häkkinen (98) and the Vettel/Webber (94).
it Can continue to 2021? Günther Steiner has always said that if teamkammerater become good friends, it goes beyond the move.
– Only the results will determine it, and in the year was due to the results not them. This is another reason why we have not switched one. The poor performance is due to that the team had made a bad car – not them, says the Haas-team head.
– we Get a good car, you can see whether you would make more progress with other drivers. Currently no one running in our car could make a difference.
team boss Günther Steiner makes the status of the past in the season in the company of Ekstra issued. Photo: Jan Sommer
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