Haas F1 boss Gunther Steiner has worked with Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, but he thinks teams are currently avoiding new signings…
Gunther Steiner: “Nick de Vries is a good driver, but he just didn’t have time to prove himself in Formula 1. They brought back Daniel Ricciardo, who didn’t show the best results last season. Maybe they sent it back because in our example [когда Нико Хюлкенберг заменил Мика Шумахера] see how effective it works.
If a newcomer comes into Formula 1, it’s only because he’s incredibly good. Like Oscar Piastri in McLaren. But it is getting more and more difficult for beginners to get into our sport.
Now all teams are strong. There are no obvious outsiders, everyone wants to have strong and experienced riders, even if you are fighting at the end of the pack where results are very tight. Now no one takes a newcomer for 10 – 15 million [спонсорских средств]. Doesn’t pay off. This has made attracting new talent from Formula 2 to Formula 1 even more difficult. Nobody wants to take risks.
Look at Aston Martin – they’ve brought 41-year-old Alonso and he’s doing great there. Alpha Tauri is not doing very well, but they did the same as Aston Martin and us. All this means that there are no longer fixed roads to Formula 1 from other series. Everything is very relative – and nobody wants to take risks.”
Source: F1 News
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