Five legendary quotes from departing Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner - and what they meant
Netflix’s Drive to Survive series helped 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 b�ꦜ�e missed.
Hereꦦ are five memorable 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 fo💫urth and fifth here, we look like f***ing rockstars. And now we are a bunch of 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 afte♌r Haas’ double DNF at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
‘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 back 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 decision now, we would sack them both.”
When and why it was said: Steiner’s angry ♍reaction to discovering that Kevin Magnussen had punched his office 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’𒀰t need a brake.”
When and why it was said: Steiner slating Mick Schumacher’s lack of pace duriཧng the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
‘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 Christian Horner and Mercedes' Toto Wolff as they argued about porpoising during a meeting of t🎶eam bosses.
You’d do what to the whole paddock?
Full quote: “Last year, for tꦗwo points, I would have f****d the 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 act🍃ually said ‘hugged’…
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