The popular team principal surprisingly left his role earlier🌄 this week, ahead of the 2🥀024 F1 season.

He reportedly did not see eye-to-eye with owner Gene Haas over the future strategy for the team, so his contract was not renewed🥀 for this year.

Steiner conceded he is “not interested” in the future direction of Haas, whose new team principal♎ will be Ayao Komatsu, when speaking at🍸 the Autosport International event to Sky’s David Croft.

And he hꦚasn’t yet decided whether♐ he will seek a new job in Formula 1.

“If Formula 1 wants me, I don't know,” he said.

"In our situation, I’m not in a hurry. 

“There are always people who will see me around in Formuꦿla 1. I’ve met a lot of people and made a lot of friends. 

“If t♐here is something interesting which challenges me? Yes. 

“But just looking for a job just toᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ stay in F1? Maybe that’s not what I want.”

“I did൩n't have the chance to say ‘thank you’ to a few people when I left.

“I would like to thank all the team members who I couldn't 🤡give a proper goodby🐷e to when I left.” 

Steiner said about not having the chance to bid farewell♚ to his colleagueཧs: “Yes, it stung.

“B𝓀ut they all know me, and they all know that I appreciate what they did. 

“It's always best to say it to them.𝔉 It would be nice to say ‘hey guys, thanks for what you did for the team’.”