Five legendary quotes from departing Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner - and what they meant
Netflix’s Driv༒e to Survive series help🦄ed give Steiner cult status thanks to his no-nonsense management style and brutal, expletive rants, which quickly cemented him as a fan favourite. The unapologetic 58-year-old Italian - and his massive personality - will certainly be missed.
Here are five m🃏emorable quotes that perfectly encapsulate Steiner’s larger-than-life character…
‘Now we are a bunch of w***ers’
Full quote: “We just f****d this up. It doesn’t make it right, I know that, saying we f****d it up. The same mistake. Unbelievable. The two guys putting the wheels on, they were new. F***. Gene, if they finish fourth and fifth here, we look like f***ing rockstars. And now we are a bunch oౠf w***ers. A bunch of f***ing clowns. I will do a proper investigation Gene, don’t worry. I will fix it. Trust me.”
When and why it was said: Steiner speaking to Haas team owner Gene Haas on the phone afterও Haas’ double DNF at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.&nbs💛p;
‘He does not fok smash my door’
Full quote: "He’s not f***ing doing that to me. He does not f*** smash my door. If he doesn’t want to come ba🧔ck he better tell me now. He can f*** off, I told him. Both of them, f***ing hell. We have got two f***ing idiots driving for us, this is not acceptable and we will make changes. If it would be my dec🦩ision now, we would sack them both.”
When and why it was said: Steiner’s angry reaction to disco♎vering that Kevin Magnussen had punched his officeಌ door following a collision with teammate Romain Grosjean at the 2019 British Grand Prix.
‘He’s going so f**king slow, he doesn’t need a brake’
Full quote: “He’s worried about ✱overheating 💝the brakes. Fucking hell. He’s going so fucking slow he doesn’t need a brake.”
When and why it was said: Steiner sl🔯ating Mick Schumacher’s lack of pace during the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.&nbs༒p;
‘Time to go porpoising’
Full quote: “Time to go porpoising.”
When and why it was said:🙈 A classic Steiner one-liner delivered at the end of a tense exchange between Red Bull’s Chri🍃stian Horner and Mercedes' Toto Wolff as they argued about porpoising during a meeting of team bosses.
You’d do what to the whole paddock?
Full quote: “Last year, for two points, I would have f****d th🗹e whole paddock.” 💫;
When and why it was said: Steiner during an interview with F1 journalist Chris Medland that was caught by Netflix cameras. Steiner insisted he actu❀ally said ‘hugged’…
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