Former Haas and Pink Bull chief Guenther Steiner might land a brand new position at a MotoGP workforce, marking a shock transfer into the motorbike racing collection now below the possession of Liberty Media, which additionally owns F1.
Steiner has been out of labor since being changed by Ayao Komatsu as Haas workforce principal forward of the 2024 F1 season.
The Italian is now nearing a return to motorsport with the Tech3 MotoGP outfit.
Steiner has been in talks about being concerned with the motorbike workforce in some capability.
His precise position remains to be unclear, with Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal outlining a variety of roles Steiner might fill, from investor, accomplice, minority shareholder or serving to with sponsorship.
It can see Steiner return below the Liberty Media umbrella after F1’s house owners accomplished the takeover of MotoGP – the premier motorbike collection – final yr.
Steiner’s “expertise” and “simple” manner of speaking has warmed the Tech3 workforce as they give the impression of being to consolidate their place in MotoGP.
Since Steiner’s departure from Haas, he’s solely labored as a TV pundit, with no return to an F1 workforce seemingly on the playing cards.
Steiner’s F1 journey
Steiner’s F1 historical past stretches again to the early 2000s with Jaguar, becoming a member of them as their workforce principal.
Steiner acquired the job after initially plying his commerce within the European Rally Championship with Prodrive.
In 2000, Steiner labored alongside rally legends Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae in his position as head of engineering.
He acquired his F1 break in 2001, spending a couple of years as Jaguar workforce boss.
Pink Bull introduced the workforce in 2005, the place Steiner labored alongside Christian Horner.
Steiner would finally depart on the finish of 2005 after Pink Bull had signed Adrian Newey.
Steiner remained at Pink Bull till the top of 2008, main their NASCAR efforts.
In 2016, Steiner led Haas F1 as workforce principal.
Whereas Gene Haas was the proprietor of the workforce, Steiner was the clear figurehead.
Steiner’s honesty and exuberant persona raised his private profile, significantly with the discharge of Netflix documentary ‘Drive to Survive’.
Haas loved modest outcomes below his management, ending fifth within the 2018 F1 constructors’ standings.
Since then, Haas’ outcomes have been hit-and-miss, with the workforce ending backside of the constructors’ championship in his last yr in cost.
Forward of the 2024 marketing campaign, Haas sacked Steiner, with reviews hinting at a disagreement with proprietor Gene concerning the workforce’s path.
