In the round-up: Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is realistic about the team’s strong position in the constructors championship after the first race of the season.
In brief
Steiner ‘enjoying the dream’ as Haas lie thirdKevin Magnussen’s fifth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix behind the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers propelled Haas to third in the constructors championship.
But heading into the second round of 2022, Steiner admits third in the points standings not a realistic goal for the team this year. “I don’t think that will stay for long,” he said. “But anyway I enjoyed the dream.”
He said team owner Gene Haas had been fully on-board with the decision to rehire Magnussen after dropping Nikita Mazepin.
“Sometimes you just have to stick, you make your decision and you stick with it, you don’t get distracted,” Steiner said. “And Gene is very good with that.
“Once it is talked through, if you say we’re going to do it, it’s just like to execute it. He…