Steiner doubts Haas can overhaul Williams after F1’s Hungarian GP

Guenther Steiner admitted that the chances of Haas overtaking Williams in the 2021 Formula 1 constructors’ championship are “very, very low”.
Guenther Steiner (ITA) Haas F1 Team Prinicipal in the FIA Press Conference.
Guenther Steiner (ITA) Haas F1 Team Prinicipal in the FIA Press Conference.
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Williams scored 10 points at the Hungarian Gr🐭and Prix as it benefitted from the opening lap carnage caused by Va💦ltteri Bottas and Lance Stroll.

Haas’ Mick Schumacher moved up the order in Hungary but dropped down the field as the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrace progressed, while Nikita Mazepin retired early on due to an incident in the pit lane.

With the American outfit yet to get off th🐠e mark in 2021, Steiner doubts it will be ab꧟le to overhaul Williams in the constructors’ championship.

“The chances are very, very low,” Steiner said. “I’m very realistic about these things. Williams didn’t expect to make the points they make. They did a good job and ended up🦄 in a good place at the right time. That’s how racing happens.

“That’s why I always say you always have to try 🍌to do your best. So they were ꦰthere when there was some points given away and that’s what they did. But I’m not betting that we get more points than them.” 

Steiner was still unhappy about the incident between Mazepin andꦍ Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikko🔯nen, but was sure it didn’t cost his team a points finish.

“It was very disappointing because it was no need for it,” Steiner added. “Sometimes these things hap💯pe🐽n, they shouldn’t happen. For me, making points would have been difficult even without the crash. But for me, the biggest thing is Nikita missed another race where he can learn a lot of things. That is my bigger concern than the points in the moment.

“So it happened, you cannot make it right and hopefully we ♈learn something out of that.”

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