Guenther Steiner’s “Shouting & Screaming” at Mick Schumacher Condemned as Reason for Haas’ Failure

Guenther Steiner was the face of the Haas F1 team. He was instrumental in forming the team and keeping it afloat during the worst times when the team owner Gene Haas stopped investing in the team through strategic partnerships. His departure as the team boss has come as a shock to many in the F1 community. However, many experts believe that it’s not as shocking as it looks from the outside. According to ex-Ferrari boss Peter Windsor, Guenther Steiner was more of a failure when it came to managing his drivers.

Mick Schumacher, son of Formula 1 legend and 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher got promoted to F1 after winning the F1 championship in 2020. However, he didn’t manage to live up to the hype surrounding him. However, one could say that he didn’t have the best machinery underneath him. But that didn’t stop Guenther Steiner from openly criticizing Mick on various occasions.

The 2022 season was particularly tough for Mick Schumacher. Where a returning Kevin Magnussen managed to consistently stay in the points throughout the season, Schumacher struggled to do so and even crashed out heavily on many occasions, giving the team massive financial blows in a strict cost-cap era. And Guenther Steiner did not shy away from criticizing the young German driver in his media interactions

Mick was ultimately let go by the team at the end of 2022 making way for the return of Nico Hulkenberg. Following his exit, the 24-year-old criticized Guenther’s decision. He described the situation at Haas as ‘suboptimal’ addressing the criticism he faced from Steiner about the financial toll of Schumacher’s crashes. The former Ferrari boss seems to agree with this assessment. Speaking about Guenther’s ability to manage the drivers in his recent Live chat on YouTube, Windsor said, “I would say the Guenther I know from Jaguar and from Haas, probably isn’t the greatest of driver managers and getting the best from the drivers that I could think of.”