Steiner moves quite early in the book to dispel suggestions he had a poor relationship with Schumacher. But he admits it was “not a very extensive one,” adding: “I have tried to get to know him a bit better but at the end of the day it takes two to tango.”

In addition to all of the above, one also learns a lot about running a Formula 1 team. Steiner not only describes his current job as the team principal of Haas F1 but his time in Rally and NASCAR and even how his current team was founded, as well.Fearless and candid... A gleeful guide to a bonkers sport from a loveable rogue insider.' - The Times Ever since the show debuted in 2019, Steiner has always been clear that while he embraces its positive impact on F1, he doesn’t understand his own popularity. Nevertheless, the manufactured question mark over Perez’s future brings an interesting line from Horner: “There’s probably half the grid that would like to be in the team, whether it be Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris could be on the market, even Yuki [Tsunoda].” The news of Alonso’s imminent move comes after the two-time World Champion had told Szafnauer earlier that weekend that “if it’s not today, it’s going to be tomorrow” in reference to signing a new contract. Earlier in the episode, the cameras catch Ricciardo in conversation with an Italian journalist following the announcement of his McLaren exit, who suggests IndyCar as an appealing alternative to an F1 seat.

Yeah, but as soon as he tries to have more, he f***** crashes.” The not-so-funny side of Guenther Steiner He speaks his mind and is wonderfully affable, indiscreet, and entertaining. l am thrilled that he has channelled those qualities into his first book, and we can’t wait to publish it.” So and now to the F1 part. IDK I would have loved to have go into more depth. Like most of the things he wrote you knew. But I would actually LOVE to know what goes on in a team when a crash happens (lets be honest that why most wanted to read it) or how you handle talking to a driver, what you mention etc. Same with when a car faliure happens .Don't say "well wopps the car boke well anyway" but what do you say to the driver who had nothing to do with it, what do you say to the mechanics or generally how you handle that as a team principle. Going to interviews, talking to Communications etc. Although “Surviving to Drive” focuses on 2022, it does not stop Steiner from telling some stories from earlier in his career. Szafnauer attends a sponsor’s event that night where he is showered with praise and sits fully, achingly aware of the bombshell about to drop the next morning… Gasly kept Tsunoda on the straight and narrow

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Haas had already instructed Steiner during one of their regular phone conversations to “have a little talk with Schumacher” following his first major crash in Jeddah, expressing his concern that Michael’s boy was “getting in over his head.” In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing. Season 5 is bookended by Mattia Binotto, who spends the final episode talking of a future he does not live to see as Ferrari team principal, as Fred Vasseur ponders how he might look in red. Coming April 2023, Guenther takes readers inside Haas F1 Team for the entirety of the 2022 season in his first book ‘Surviving to Drive’, showing what takes place behind the scenes in running a Formula 1 team.

All this from a man who earlier that weekend had complained of a “pretty nasty” and “not fair” interview on German television in which his treatment of Schumacher was questioned. PlanetF1.com recommendsI saw Toto reacting in a very emotional way,” he added. “Maybe he was under pressure for their performance at the time? Maybe he was under pressure because he promised something to someone? I don’t know. A couple of years ago, my young son and I began watching the Netflix series Drive to Survive, a reality show that, over the course of 10 episodes, takes viewers behind the scenes of the previous year’s Formula One season. At the time, neither of us knew much about the sport. The British driver Lewis Hamilton had crossed over into mainstream celebrity. But who was he racing? Who ran their teams and made their cars? Where did they compete? The details, beyond the obvious ones – that there is a famous circuit in Monaco, that there is a team owned by Ferrari – escaped me. It seemed distant and alien – a circus going on far away.

Taking place in the summer months, the scene is filmed at a time when Ferrari’s implosion is well underway as Binotto makes a profound confession to his fellow team principal. After Schumacher radios in with concerns about overheating brakes during the race, the team principal remarks to the rest of the pit wall: “He’s worried about overheating the brake. F***** hell. He’s going so slow, he doesn’t need to brake.” Let’s file McLaren’s 2023 lineup under ‘potential future Red Bull drivers’, shall we? Zak Brown tried to engineer Daniel Ricciardo swap deal at height of Oscar Piastri saga I think Yuki has improved in his approach to racing, showed more respect to the sport and took it more seriously,” he later concludes on a job well done as he prepares to leave for Alpine.So to 2023 and after giving Schumacher ample opportunity to prove his worth, Steiner showed a ruthlessness not immediately associated with his character in axing the German, replacing him with the experienced Nico Hulkenberg. It makes for a formidable driver pairing as Haas look to cement a midfield spot. Than of course Mazepin and Uralkali had to go with the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Just minutes earlier in the same episode, Ricciardo had been urged to smile by a fan while signing autographs and responded with: “I charge for my smiles.” Sure, Steiner’s kind of an asshole, but he’s also immensely fun and somewhat sympathetic to watch. In the face of increasingly worse odds, he remains funny, self-effacing, a scamp, and, for the most part, pretty relatable. Amidst a sea of chiseled demigods, Steiner — who bears a minor resemblance to Mr. Bean — comes off as an everyman trying to duct-tape everything together. Haas being a smaller team, finances are a persistent issue, and so a recurring motif in Steiner’s narrative is his quest to drum up new money. Drive to Survive leans into this aspect of the Steiner experience: We watch as he attempts to court a chocolate company, and later, as he poses with a ludicrously tiny wooden boat to fulfill duties as part of a marketing partnership with a discount-supermarket chain. Steiner intersperses some of the more humdrum days at grands prix with tales from his rallying years—his experience of a Dakar Rally disaster is extraordinary—his bafflement at the fame that his Haas role and DTS popularity has brought, as well as how he balances family life with 10 months of the year on the road. Steiner could probably write another book alone with just stories from his disastrous time at Jaguar alongside the late Niki Lauda, who emerges as one of Steiner’s biggest inspirations.