SACKED Formula One chief Guenther Steiner will speak in a bombshell interview just days after his dismissal from Haas.
Steiner, who became an F1 fan favourite thanks to his starring role in popular Netflix show Drive To Survive, was sacked from his role of Haas team principal ahead of the new season.
The move was put down to differences in direction between Steiner and team owner Gene Haas.
It has been claimed the American had grown frustrated by the lack of progress since the team arrived in F1 in 2016, culminating with them finishing bottom of the constructors championship last season.
Meanwhile, Steiner is said to have wanted more investment in the team, feeling there had been a lack of money pumped in compared to rivals.
These differences of opinion ultimately led to Steiner departing from Haas.
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His replacement has already been announced in the form of Ayao Komatsu, who was promoted from his previous role as Director of Engineering.
But Steiner is now set to open up on his departure in an interview with Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft.
Croft confirmed this on social media that he would be speaking to the charismatic Italian-American on Saturday morning.
He said: “Busy few days ahead @Autosport_Show
where I’m co hosting the Live Action Arena with @missemmawalsh
& on Sat morning interviewing Guenther Steiner on the main stage.
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“Should be an interesting chat as it always is. Good luck for the future to Haas, Ayao Komatsu & of course Guenther.”
Reports from Sky F1 have also suggested that Steiner was not allowed to say goodbye to the team, leaving many people “disappointed.”
In a statement Haas said: “I’d like to start by extending my thanks to Guenther Steiner for all his hard work over the past decade and I wish him well for the future.
“Moving forward as an organisation it was clear we need to improve our on-track performances.
“In appointing Ayao Komatsu as team principal we fundamentally have engineering at the heart of our management.
“We have had some successes, but we need to be consistent in delivering results that help us reach our wider goals as an organisation.
“We need to be efficient with the resources we have but improving our design and engineering capability is key to our success as a team.
“I’m looking forward to working with Ayao and fundamentally ensuring that we maximise our potential — this truly reflects my desire to compete properly in F1.”
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The new F1 season kick starts in Bahrain on March 2nd.
The American constructor has kept the same driver line up in Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen for the upcoming season.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
