{"id":47995,"date":"2024-01-15T01:39:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T01:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/i-didnt-see-it-coming-admits-steiner-after-haas-f1-axe-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T01:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T01:39:06","slug":"i-didnt-see-it-coming-admits-steiner-after-haas-f1-axe-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/i-didnt-see-it-coming-admits-steiner-after-haas-f1-axe-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I didn&#8217;t see it coming,&#8217; admits Steiner after Haas F1 axe | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nLONDON:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guenther Steiner admitted Saturday that his sacking as Haas F1 team principal came as a shock, claiming &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see it coming&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The colourful 58-year-old was axed by owner Gene Haas following a 2023 season which saw the team finish 10th and last in the world championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously nobody was happy with the results in 2023 but I didn&#8217;t see this coming,&#8221; Steiner told Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew that the renewal of my contract was coming up and then when a renewal is coming up it can be that it&#8217;s not getting renewed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Steiner had been in charge of the team since it entered F1 in 2016 and had attracted much attention for his lively outbursts on the successful Netflix show &#8220;Drive to Survive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Haas team has never succeeded in making the podium, Romain Grosjean&#8217;s fourth place in Austria in 2018 proving to be their best finish.<\/p>\n<p>Last season Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen collected just 12 points between them.<\/p>\n<p>Steiner said that he had no regrets over his unlikely starring role in the &#8220;Drive to Survive&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t get up in the morning to be a celebrity,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I get up in the morning to work. But I think it worked a lot in favour of the team because without that maybe it would have been closed before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ayao Komatsu, who has been director of engineering, will succeed Steiner.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 F1 season starts with pre-season testing in Bahrain in late February followed by the opening grand prix at the same track on March 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Guenther Steiner admitted Saturday that his sacking as Haas F1 team principal came as a shock, claiming &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see it coming&#8221;. 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