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Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has recalled how Guenther Steiner being “not a technical leader” forced his Red
Last week, Haas announced that Guenther Steiner’s contract would not be renewed, and he would be replaced by Ayao Komatsu, formerly Head of Trackside Engineering. Steiner had been with Haas F1 since its inception in 2014, but he was originally recruited to Red Bull when they took over Jaguar in 2004. Christian Horner, who is now the Team Principal at Red Bull, had initially wanted to enter F1 with his own team, Arden, but ended up joining Red Bull at Dietrich Mateschitz’s invitation. Steiner’s departure from Red Bull came a year later when they brought in Adrian Newey. Horner felt that the team needed strong technical leadership, which he found in Newey, leading to Steiner’s replacement. Gene Haas stated that Komatsu’s appointment was to bring engineering to the forefront of their management structure. In recent years, Haas has struggled, with their best finish in the Constructors’ Championship being fifth in 2018, and they finished last in 2023 due to issues with excessive tyre degradation and a development ceiling.
