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The Haas Team Principal is keeping their options open for going to a rookie driver again in the future.
Haas Team Principal Guenter Steiner believes that their approach to having an experienced driver lineup may change for the 2025 season. They chose to go with Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg in 2023 due to the high cost of crash damage caused by Mick Schumacher in 2022. Both Magnussen and Hulkenberg were kept on one-year deals for 2024 to complement the team’s ambitions. Steiner has opened up the possibility of changing their position for 2025, considering the current driver market. He believes that new drivers will enter F1 in the future as current drivers approach the end of their careers. Haas recently tested Oliver Bearman, a Ferrari Driver Academy prospect, and Steiner does not believe there needs to be more testing with current-spec cars for rookie drivers.
