Despite a difficult 2023 season, Haas CEO Guenther Steiner believes his team can lead F1’s midfield battle in 2024.
Haas had their best season in years in the first year of F1’s ground effect rules in 2023, finishing third in the team’s history with 37 points.
That was good enough for eighth place in the Constructors’ standings, Haas’ best performance since 2018, but they were unable to reproduce their form in 2023.
Guenther Steiner anticipates a significantly improved Haas in F1 2024.
Despite some eye-catching qualifying results for Nico Hulkenberg, who placed second only to Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in a rain-affected session in Canada, Haas was limited to just four points finishes throughout the 2022 races and finished bottom of the Championship for the second time in three years.
An ambitious Red Bull-inspired upgrade introduced at the team’s home race in Austin failed to bring immediate rewards, with Kevin Magnussen’s 10th place finish at September’s Singapore Grand Prix the last time Haas scored a point in 2023.
Steiner is refusing to get downbeat after a largely miserable season for his team – and believes Haas could even emerge as the leading midfield car in 2024.
“Everything is possible,” he told Sky F1. Everyone is in a terrific place: financially, professionally, and technically.
“We ended up last this year, but we could end up very much at the top of the midfield next year.”
When asked what he expects to achieve in the coming year, he said, “Success.” Being back in the middle of the pitch.”
Steiner’s confidence stands in stark contrast to Hulkenberg’s displeasure with Haas’ lack of in-season progress as the season progressed.
