H🎉aas Formula 1 chief Guenther Steiner was left “more amazed than upset” by the team’s lo🌼ss of pace in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as it finished one lap down on the lead runners.

Kevin Magnussꦫen qualified as the leading midfield driver on Saturday, taking P6 on the grid, but slipped back through the race to ultimately finish one lap down on race winner Lewis Ha🎀milton in 13th place.

After qualifying eighth, Romain Grꦡosjean retired early on as a result of accident damage sustained on the opening lap in a clash with Lance Stroll.

Haas boss Steiner said he was bafꦏ🌳fled by the team’s loss of pace from Saturday to Sunday in Bahrain, and had no obvious explanation in the aftermath of the race.

“I think as unhappy as you are, it’s the beginning of the season. We just don’t know what happened,♔ we have no idea,” Steiner said.

“I actually should be more down, but I’m not even upset because I’m just amazed. More amazed than upset. After having the qualifying we had yesterday, and then enꦺding up with the race ꦚand not knowing why the pace was just lost overnight, it’s so weird to have no idea.

“On the good side of things, we can test here on Tuesday and Wednesday, so 🌜at least we have got the chance to try to find out what is happening in the test and to get a good picture of it.

“And on the other side nobody overtook us in the points standing, soജ at least the damage wasn’t too big.🌟”

Steiner joked that Grosjea💫n’s early retirement was “a blessing”, saying: “It is quite painful sitting and wat🌠ching a car like this. It’s a long time.

“🧜It was clear at the apex and the other one just understeered into him. In the end the sꦑtewards - our best friends - decided not to do anything.”

Steiner was critical of the s🧸tewards’ decision not to take any action against Stroll after h🐓e struck the rear of Grosjean’s car.

“I sleep at night because I have a clear conscience. Maybe the stewards are awake because their🥀 conscience isn’t good,” Steiner said.

“I just tell them things that maybe th♚ey don’t want to hear, but if they do wrong♎ and they have to get better, you need to listen.

“They keep m🌃aking mistakes because𒁏 they never listen, because they think they are supreme."