‘He’s a big loss to the sport’ | Why have Haas parted ways with Guenther Steiner?

Craig Slater, David Croft and Damon Hill join Matt Baker for an ‘emergency podcast’, after the news that Guenther Steiner will be leaving Haas with immediate effect ahead of the 2024 F1 season.

# Summary of the Sky Sports F1 Podcast Episode: "Guenther Steiner Departs Haas F1 Team"

**Introduction**

* The podcast begins with an announcement of Guenther Steiner's departure from the Haas F1 team, effective immediately.
* Ayo Komatsu will be taking over as the new team principal for the 2024 F1 season.

**Reactions from Damon Hill and David Croft**

* Damon Hill and David Croft, who were present in the office during the news, share their immediate reactions.
* They discuss Steiner's popularity among fans and his role in putting Haas on the map.
* They speculate on the reasons behind Steiner's departure, including divergent views with Gene Haas on the team's direction and performance.

**Craig Slater's Insights**

* Craig Slater, who had spoken to both Damon Hill and David Croft earlier, provides additional insights.
* He confirms that Steiner found out about his departure towards the end of December and was unable to say goodbye to the factory.
* He mentions that Steiner's contract had come to an end and Gene Haas decided not to renew it, although it was a surprise to Steiner.

**Guenther Steiner's Contributions to Haas**

* The panel discusses Steiner's contributions to Haas during his tenure.
* They highlight his role in galvanizing the team and making them more visible, despite their position in the lower reaches of the standings.
* They acknowledge Steiner's prominence on Netflix's Drive to Survive series and his involvement in a CBS workplace comedy series.
* They speculate that Steiner's popularity may have caused some resentment within the Haas team, leading to his departure.

**Challenges for Ayo Komatsu**

* The panel discusses the challenges that Ayo Komatsu will face as the new team principal of Haas.
* They emphasize the need for investment in the team's facilities and infrastructure to improve its competitiveness.
* They also mention the importance of maintaining good relationships with key partners, such as Ferrari, and attracting top talent to the team.

**Gene Haas's Commitment to the Team**

* The panel addresses concerns about Gene Haas's commitment to the team in light of Steiner's departure.
* They relay Haas's assurance that he is in it for the long haul and has no plans to sell the team or dilute his investment.
* They discuss the upcoming F1 Commission meeting and the potential ratification of sprint races for the upcoming season.

**Conclusion**

* The podcast concludes with a brief discussion of the upcoming launch season for the F1 teams.
* The panel expresses excitement about the new season and the potential for teams to challenge Red Bull's dominance.

[00:00.000 -> 00:08.920] Hello everyone, welcome to this bonus episode of the Sky Sports F1 podcast. Well I say bonus,
[00:08.920 -> 00:13.960] maybe emergency. I don't know if we're in emergency podcast territory. Craig Slater.
[00:13.960 -> 00:20.040] I answered the call. Yeah. 999 or whatever it is. Yeah. This is following the news that
[00:20.040 -> 00:30.080] we now know that Gunter Steiner will not be the team principal for Haas for this season. He's going to be replaced by Ayo Kamatsu. Craig, you've actually spoken to both Damon
[00:30.080 -> 00:35.200] Hill and David Croft, who were in the office today. Their reaction, well, I'll tell you
[00:35.200 -> 00:40.320] what, let's hear their reaction first to the news. So you start off by asking Damon how
[00:40.320 -> 00:43.120] much Gunter Steiner is going to be missed.
[00:43.120 -> 00:45.040] Gunter became a bit of a celebrity
[00:45.040 -> 00:48.160] thanks to the famous Netflix series
[00:48.160 -> 00:50.900] and the behind the scenes filming of him.
[00:50.900 -> 00:53.800] And he's absolutely, as you said,
[00:53.800 -> 00:57.200] a kind of huge character, very decisive,
[00:57.200 -> 01:01.000] very confident and very sure of what he's saying and stuff.
[01:01.000 -> 01:02.680] Maybe this is part of the mix.
[01:02.680 -> 01:04.000] You know, he wants to win.
[01:04.000 -> 01:09.200] I don't know what the real reason is for the the departure but I mean it's a big loss I
[01:09.200 -> 01:14.680] think to to the sport because he was fans liked him he attracted people he
[01:14.680 -> 01:18.880] was controversial he was outspoken so maybe didn't get the results that that
[01:18.880 -> 01:23.160] Gene Haas wanted. Well yeah I mean he was a good fit for Haas in that sense put a
[01:23.160 -> 01:26.200] small team not very successful one on the map now listen I've heard he was a good fit for Haas in that sense, put a small team, not very successful one on the map.
[01:26.200 -> 01:34.200] Now listen, I've heard he was out of contract, Crofty, and he and Gene Haas had divergent views in terms of how they wanted to take the team forward.
[01:34.200 -> 01:37.600] What have you been hearing? Why is this? Why have they parted ways?
[01:37.600 -> 01:42.400] Well firstly it's Gene Haas' team, and good to Steiner was getting the lion's share of the attention,
[01:42.400 -> 01:48.460] and I'm sure that didn't go down hugely well with the team owner but that's no reason to get rid of
[01:48.460 -> 01:52.960] somebody. Their performance on track last year might have been part of the picture
[01:52.960 -> 01:58.760] as well. Great on a Saturday in terms of the way that Nico Hülkenberg for
[01:58.760 -> 02:03.060] instance managed to get into the top 10 in qualifying but then part of the
[02:03.060 -> 02:11.000] reason for their great qualifying performance is undermines really their performance on the track on a Sunday, so they would go backwards
[02:11.000 -> 02:15.200] through the field, and that for an owner like Gene Haas was probably not acceptable.
[02:15.200 -> 02:19.880] Finishing bottom of the table, that's not what Gene Haas would want, so Gunter I think
[02:19.880 -> 02:21.320] has paid the price for that.
[02:21.320 -> 02:29.360] He has got other business interests and I'm sure he'll be absolutely fine in that respect, but I'm with Damon on this. Formula One's lost a massive character,
[02:29.360 -> 02:34.640] a very popular character and someone who transcended the sport somewhat. He was, what,
[02:34.640 -> 02:38.080] number three team principal I think behind Christian Horner and Toto Wolff.
[02:38.080 -> 02:40.160] So publicity and airtime and that kind of thing.
[02:40.160 -> 02:44.640] Exactly, and that's good for the sport, that the fans want to associate themselves with a team like
[02:44.640 -> 02:47.000] Haas because they really like what Gunter stands for.
[02:47.000 -> 02:49.000] And that's like the underdog and taking it to the big boys.
[02:49.000 -> 02:57.000] I really think we have lost a great character around the paddock and one who I hope returns in another guise somewhere in the future.
[02:57.000 -> 03:03.000] People have been telling me from sources inside the factory that there'll be a lot of disappointment that Gunter has gone.
[03:03.000 -> 03:08.080] He didn't get a chance to say goodbye, by the way, which I think will disappoint him.
[03:08.080 -> 03:11.920] And there was a little bit of a coterie picking up on what Crofty said there,
[03:11.920 -> 03:16.160] that we're maybe feeding the line that, you know, why is Gunter releasing a book
[03:16.160 -> 03:20.040] and getting involved in a US comedy series and doing all this Netflix stuff
[03:20.040 -> 03:23.760] when the team are flatlining, I mean, flatlining at the bottom as well.
[03:23.760 -> 03:31.000] But it's a big call and if they're not going to provide extra finance to rebuild the factory and all that,
[03:31.000 -> 03:33.000] how is Ayuk Amatsu going to do any better?
[03:33.000 -> 03:38.000] I don't know and don't forget, Gunter was actually one of the masterminds of putting the whole thing together in the first place as well,
[03:38.000 -> 03:42.000] with Gene. Gene was really the investor that he got on board. I'm correct, aren't I?
[03:42.000 -> 03:43.000] Yeah, you are.
[03:43.000 -> 03:46.920] So, you know, he actually, you could say it was his team,
[03:46.920 -> 03:47.880] but he didn't own it.
[03:47.880 -> 03:50.800] And as you said, he's getting a lot of attention
[03:50.800 -> 03:53.360] and distractions, and you interviewed him before Christmas
[03:53.360 -> 03:54.200] and were talking about it.
[03:54.200 -> 03:56.000] It was a Christmas lunch, it proved the last supper.
[03:56.000 -> 03:56.840] It was the last supper.
[03:56.840 -> 03:57.680] The last supper.
[03:57.680 -> 03:59.440] It was the last supper.
[03:59.440 -> 04:01.360] Well, anyway, he was talking about, you know,
[04:01.360 -> 04:03.520] this TV series that they're planning and stuff.
[04:03.520 -> 04:08.780] And maybe that was too much for some people because as a team principal, your primary
[04:08.780 -> 04:11.080] job and your focus has to be on what you do.
[04:11.080 -> 04:15.960] But it wasn't his fault that he was popular and he became a celebrity.
[04:15.960 -> 04:16.960] So anyway.
[04:16.960 -> 04:19.560] Last thought on this.
[04:19.560 -> 04:23.360] Apparently Gene Haas is saying that this is not a signal I'm about to sell the team.
[04:23.360 -> 04:24.520] I'm in it for the long haul.
[04:24.520 -> 04:28.280] I don't even want big new investors, I'm happy controlling as it is.
[04:28.280 -> 04:33.360] Where do Haas go from here and how are they to take the next step really, Crofty?
[04:33.360 -> 04:37.760] I don't know, do they go forwards? Well I don't see how they do unless
[04:37.760 -> 04:43.560] investment is made and that money is given to the team, they're not
[04:43.560 -> 04:45.920] operating anywhere near at the limits of the cost cap.
[04:46.200 -> 04:47.760] But you look at the teams around them.
[04:47.760 -> 04:51.960] Sauber, they will become Audi in a couple of years time.
[04:52.160 -> 04:55.760] Williams have got their house in order and have risen now to seventh
[04:55.760 -> 04:58.240] and with the potential to go further there.
[04:58.800 -> 05:03.200] Alpha Tauri are more closely aligning with Red Bull
[05:03.520 -> 05:07.000] and moving their aero design base to Milton Keynes
[05:07.000 -> 05:11.400] in a bid to get further up the grid. And Haas are kind of, well, they're not doing the old
[05:11.400 -> 05:15.640] adage if you stand still in Formula One you go backwards, they're not even really standing
[05:15.640 -> 05:21.560] still, they're kind of, they're just not investing and they've lost a real motivator and a leader
[05:21.560 -> 05:30.520] of people in Gunter Steiner. And I wish Ayukimatsu all the best but can you honestly see a scenario at this moment that has on the
[05:30.520 -> 05:32.800] team that will finish bottom at the end of the season?
[05:32.800 -> 05:37.080] So that was the reaction of David Croft and Damon Hill. Craig you've been across
[05:37.080 -> 05:40.560] interestingly I think just for our viewers at home you've actually been
[05:40.560 -> 05:49.560] across this story for a little bit longer than finding out at 5 p.m. today. Yes, I mean, I learned about this at the weekend,
[05:50.760 -> 05:54.560] but some people I've spoken to say they've known about it
[05:54.560 -> 05:56.000] for a couple of weeks now.
[05:56.000 -> 06:01.000] And when I did check in with the Haas team today,
[06:01.000 -> 06:02.360] with people I speak to there,
[06:02.360 -> 06:10.360] that they've told me that Gter Steiner found out about this towards the end of December was how they phrased it to me.
[06:10.360 -> 06:17.120] He hasn't had an opportunity to go and say his goodbyes at the factory. He is
[06:17.120 -> 06:27.480] still in the UK at the moment and that's interesting as well. But as far as I can glean, a surprise to him
[06:27.480 -> 06:31.000] that he would not be getting his contract renewed.
[06:31.000 -> 06:33.800] And that's why I suppose we have to be careful
[06:33.800 -> 06:34.900] about our wording here.
[06:34.900 -> 06:36.960] It's not that he's, we can't say he's being sacked
[06:36.960 -> 06:39.840] because his contract had come to an end
[06:39.840 -> 06:43.800] and Gene Haas has decided not to renew it.
[06:43.800 -> 06:47.640] But I mean, I spoke to him not long before Christmas.
[06:47.640 -> 06:50.900] We did that kind of jocular Christmas interview,
[06:50.900 -> 06:53.340] which has turned out to be a last supper, Matt.
[06:54.740 -> 06:56.840] So, surprise.
[06:57.900 -> 06:59.940] Even when I was first told about this,
[06:59.940 -> 07:01.940] I was a little bit dubious
[07:01.940 -> 07:08.880] as to whether it was indeed the case, but there we are. ni. Ie, beth am, cyn i ni siarad am y dyfodol i Has,
[07:08.880 -> 07:13.760] deallwch ni siarad am legau Gunter ar Has a'r hyn sydd wedi'i wneud ar y team hwnnw,
[07:13.760 -> 07:17.360] lle mae'r team wedi'i ddod o'r lle oedd yn y team hwnnw i'r lle mae'n ei ddod.
[07:17.360 -> 07:22.320] A oes gennych chi ddeall bod yna ddewis o'r sadnes ar gyfer ei ddod o'r ddod o'r ddod o'r ddod
[07:22.320 -> 07:29.120] nad oes gennych chi'r cyfle i gael un o'r ffordd o ffwrdd i'r ffyrdd a sort of fond of farewell and be able to say goodbye to members of the team. It does seem, I mean,
[07:29.120 -> 07:32.440] looking at the press release, there is no, there are no words here from Gunter.
[07:32.440 -> 07:33.440] No.
[07:33.440 -> 07:36.880] I don't get the impression it's been smooth sailing, his departure.
[07:36.880 -> 07:47.280] No, I mean, yeah, he's thanked for what he contributed over 10 years, as Gene Haas rightly says in his brief remarks about Gunter,
[07:47.560 -> 07:51.760] because he was there from 2014 and the two years in preparation
[07:51.960 -> 07:54.000] for joining the grid in 2016.
[07:54.680 -> 07:56.560] 2018 was their best year.
[07:56.560 -> 08:01.160] They finished fifth in the constructors, and it's been rather downhill
[08:02.120 -> 08:29.200] from there, last year ending up flat last, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen, ymlaen Red Bull and taking the absolute maximum in terms of technical input from them. But in terms of what Gunter Steiner has brought to us, which is your original question,
[08:29.200 -> 08:34.600] I mean, a galvanizing figure, put them on the map.
[08:34.600 -> 08:38.700] I mean, we make a lot of the fact that he's the third most prominent team principal.
[08:38.700 -> 08:42.900] He gets the most television airtime behind Toto Wolff and Christian Horner.
[08:42.900 -> 08:46.360] But that, when you're a team at the lower reaches
[08:46.360 -> 08:49.640] of the standings, that's surely priceless.
[08:49.640 -> 08:54.640] And funnily enough, I had in my Christmas lunch with Gunter,
[08:54.640 -> 08:57.200] when we were talking about his book that's just come out,
[08:57.200 -> 08:58.600] Surviving Drive to Survive,
[08:58.600 -> 09:00.900] the fact that he's so prominent on that series,
[09:00.900 -> 09:05.000] that he's involved in this CBS workplace comedy
[09:05.440 -> 09:08.280] as an executive producer, he's not appearing on it.
[09:08.280 -> 09:11.600] I asked him, is Gene Haas all right about all of this?
[09:11.600 -> 09:13.320] Is that, you know, is that, does he,
[09:13.320 -> 09:17.040] does he mind you having all this glory while the team
[09:17.040 -> 09:18.480] are not really performing?
[09:18.480 -> 09:20.780] And he kind of looked at me to say, well, yes.
[09:21.800 -> 09:24.840] And from that, I understood me doing this is,
[09:24.840 -> 09:27.080] is advertising, advertising Haas.
[09:27.080 -> 09:34.040] And yet, since this news has come out, I have had people telling me that while
[09:34.560 -> 09:41.880] Gene and Gunther, I think, had a decent working relationship, there was a bit of
[09:41.880 -> 09:47.000] a lobby within the Haas team for those who weren't so fond of Gunter Steiner,
[09:47.000 -> 09:49.000] who were casting this up.
[09:49.000 -> 09:52.000] Is it the Gunter Steiner show?
[09:52.000 -> 09:57.000] You know, how should he be doing all this while the team aren't performing so well?
[09:57.000 -> 10:04.000] And maybe that has had an effect on him ultimately being replaced by Ayo today,
[10:04.000 -> 10:06.160] which as I understand it,
[10:06.160 -> 10:06.880] and you're saying, you know,
[10:06.880 -> 10:08.560] how are people taking it at the factory?
[10:09.240 -> 10:10.880] I think there are quite a lot of people there
[10:10.880 -> 10:12.960] who are very disappointed Gunter has gone.
[10:13.440 -> 10:14.840] Like everywhere,
[10:14.840 -> 10:16.240] there will be people who are thinking,
[10:16.240 -> 10:18.160] oh, well, I'm maybe not so sure.
[10:18.160 -> 10:20.160] I like the guy who's taking over so much.
[10:20.160 -> 10:23.560] And then there'll be others who will think,
[10:23.560 -> 10:28.480] no, I understand where Ayo is comingn ddod o'r Aeoedd, mae hwn yn cymryd cymorth i mi.
[10:28.480 -> 10:34.000] Ond rwy'n credu, ie, bydd yn cymryd ychydig o ddysgu ar HAS, yn yr holl beth.
[10:35.440 -> 10:41.520] Yn ystod eu cyfnodion a'r hyn y mae'n rhaid ei wneud, ac efallai y gallwch chi alluogi yma i rai o'r pethau
[10:41.520 -> 10:45.520] a oedd Gunter yn eu faced in the last few years at
[10:46.720 -> 10:51.600] Haas What has he got to do in this in this first year? Also, I would I would I would argue he's not got long
[10:51.600 -> 10:54.360] I mean we saw James Vowles move into the role at Williams quite
[10:54.680 -> 10:58.520] Late on in terms of getting a run on the start the season last year
[10:58.760 -> 11:03.440] It's gonna be quite a tight turnaround to steer that ship of Haas
[11:04.040 -> 11:05.920] Through those first few races of the season. Well, I mean, what's it what's he got to contend with? ymweld â'r ystyr yma?
[11:05.920 -> 11:08.720] Beth sydd wedi ei gynnal i'w gynllunio?
[11:08.720 -> 11:15.920] Dyma beth ddim wedi clywed ychydig o'r hyn i ddiwedd y dydd,
[11:15.920 -> 11:21.760] ac rydych chi'n gofyn pa oedd y ffisur rhwng Gene Haas a Gunter,
[11:21.760 -> 11:23.920] yn ddiweddar, mae Gene wedi'i ddod o'r triger yma,
[11:23.920 -> 11:48.000] ac mae'n ei fod yn ddiweddaro'n gyni'i ddod o'r trwg yma. He thought they'd outgrown that facility rather,
[11:48.000 -> 11:54.000] and they needed to invest a bit more to move the team forward.
[11:54.000 -> 11:58.000] And I've been told, and Gene Haas isn't here to contradict this,
[11:58.000 -> 12:01.600] so, you know, I will try and seek that end of it,
[12:01.600 -> 12:06.400] that Gene wanted to see progress on track before,
[12:06.400 -> 12:08.000] it's not that he wasn't going to spend the money,
[12:08.000 -> 12:12.000] but he wanted to see the team moving in the proper direction
[12:12.000 -> 12:17.600] before he would spend heavily again on a, you know, fresh equipment
[12:17.600 -> 12:22.200] and expansion of the infrastructure at that Banbury base.
[12:22.200 -> 12:27.280] But those in the, of the Steiner way of mind
[12:27.680 -> 12:32.680] were lamenting the fact that the facilities
[12:33.120 -> 12:35.820] were way behind their competitors.
[12:36.720 -> 12:38.480] Somebody said to me today, I was, you know,
[12:38.480 -> 12:41.680] I had to block four engineers
[12:41.680 -> 12:44.060] and I had to block four other staff members in
[12:44.060 -> 12:48.800] to park my car today. Well, there's little things like that. If you're looking to attract the best
[12:48.800 -> 12:52.960] from Alpine or even Mercedes or others, they're gonna come round and
[12:52.960 -> 12:56.320] what's the operation here, what's my workplace. The car park is better at Mercedes.
[12:56.320 -> 13:00.000] And the car park is the first thing you see. Well the car park at Mercedes wasn't very
[13:00.000 -> 13:04.200] good either. But they are, they're addressing that as it happens at the
[13:04.200 -> 13:05.480] moment. so let's
[13:05.480 -> 13:10.640] not get bogged down in car parts but these things are important I mean their hospitality
[13:10.640 -> 13:16.520] area at the track you've seen is by far the smallest they had that rather comical little
[13:16.520 -> 13:27.160] pit wall as well didn't they with the three people on it so everything's rather been done on a budget and so I'm told Gunter wanted
[13:27.160 -> 13:33.360] that addressed, Gene was reluctant to, so Ayo is going to have to work
[13:33.360 -> 13:38.640] within his means, he's going to have to be, put it in football parlance terms,
[13:38.640 -> 13:43.760] one of those managers that's going to have to coach with what he's got and
[13:43.760 -> 13:46.080] in the release today it talked about the focus being on engineering, that's going to have to coach with what he's got and in the release today it talked about
[13:46.080 -> 13:51.880] the focus being on engineering, that's obviously where he comes from.
[13:51.880 -> 13:59.680] I guess he made his name chiefly in F1 initially at least anyway at what was the Renault team.
[13:59.680 -> 14:05.520] I think he was the main architect of that passive DRS they had back in the day which Ac rwy'n credu ei fod yn y pwynt argymhell o'r drws pasif y gyda nhw yn y dydd,
[14:05.520 -> 14:11.760] sy'n ddebyg i'r ffwrdd ymlaen pan oeddech chi'n cynyddu'r cyfnod.
[14:11.760 -> 14:14.560] Felly mae'n dynydd sydd â syniadau.
[14:14.560 -> 14:17.840] Dwi ddim yn siŵr ei fod yn cop o tea i bawb,
[14:17.840 -> 14:22.960] oherwydd byddai'r rhai a oedd yn hoffi'r extrovert.
[14:22.960 -> 14:24.560] Mae'n newid i gyd.
[14:24.560 -> 14:26.680] Mae'n newid i gyd o'r rhai. the avuncular extrovert. He's a change. He's a complete change. Complete change from all of that.
[14:26.680 -> 14:29.160] So, I mean, listen, you also got to guard
[14:29.160 -> 14:32.120] against the sort of media attitude that, you know,
[14:32.120 -> 14:36.880] we liked Gunter and it's clearly a loss for all of us
[14:36.880 -> 14:39.920] unless he turns up on Sky Sports F1 at some point,
[14:40.840 -> 14:42.600] who knows, as a pundit.
[14:42.600 -> 14:46.880] But yeah, I mean, there is that aspect of pwnd, ond, ie, dwi'n meddwl bod y peth hwnnw yno, ond rwy'n credu'r peth arall,
[14:46.880 -> 14:52.320] rydyn ni'n clywed bod Simone Rest has gone hefyd o'r tîm hefyd heddiw.
[14:52.320 -> 14:55.760] Gunter Steiner, ymhlith y pethau, oedd mewn cysylltiadau agor gyda Ferrari.
[14:55.760 -> 15:01.760] Na, dwi ddim yn dweud bod y gysylltiad gyda Ferrari yn mynd i'r tanc oherwydd ei mynd,
[15:01.760 -> 15:08.640] ond, dwi'n gwybod, mae pobl yn mwynhau ym mhnes hwn. Y gallu i ddragodwyr, neu i ddod allan o unigolion,
[15:08.640 -> 15:10.920] os oes gennych cysylltiadau personol,
[15:10.920 -> 15:13.440] yr oedd Gunter Steiner yn cael,
[15:13.440 -> 15:15.480] ac roedd yn dda i'r math honno.
[15:15.480 -> 15:18.560] Mae pobl wedi gweld ei gysylltiad gyda Mattia Bonato,
[15:18.560 -> 15:21.240] er enghraifft, yn mynd i'r trac i gyd.
[15:21.240 -> 15:28.320] Dyna'r peth arall y mae Hassel yn rhaid i'w chwarae. Roedd yn cael
[15:28.320 -> 15:34.400] cysylltiadau da, ac mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw ddod o'r ffordd o gwmpas hynny. Nid dwi'n dweud
[15:34.400 -> 15:37.440] byddai'n rhaid i'r gysylltiadau ferrari'n dael arwain, ond a fyddai'n ymdrech iawn
[15:38.400 -> 15:45.000] ac yn ymgyrchol iawn fel roedd yn ymwrchu fel y gwntodd.
[15:46.000 -> 15:48.000] Yn y pwynt diwethaf,
[15:48.000 -> 15:52.000] rydyn ni wedi cael Andrea Stella,
[15:52.000 -> 15:55.000] yn promodio o fewn,
[15:55.000 -> 15:57.000] yn y McLaren, yn newid Andrea Seidl.
[15:57.000 -> 16:00.000] A gofynnaf os yw arall o'r tîm
[16:00.000 -> 16:02.000] yn edrych arno a dweud
[16:02.000 -> 16:03.000] mae gennym llawer o gynhyrchion
[16:03.000 -> 16:11.120] o fewn ein rheoliadau senior yma ar y tîm hon. Mae'n stori da, are looking around and going we've got a lot of potential within our senior management here at this team and it gives an you know it's a great story isn't it for someone who's a senior strategist
[16:11.120 -> 16:14.880] senior engineer James Vowles another example obviously going from Mercedes to Williams to
[16:14.880 -> 16:21.600] so that role of team principal and you know it might be a it might be a good omen and they might
[16:21.600 -> 16:26.360] be looking at that going oh that really works over there yeah look at the impact that Stella had a byddai'n edrych arno ar hynny a mynd, oh, mae hynny wir yn gweithio yno. Edrychwch ar y pwynt y mae Stella gael,
[16:26.360 -> 16:27.360] gallwn ni'n ei ddatgoli?
[16:27.360 -> 16:30.080] Ie, hwyr i hwyr, rwy'n credu.
[16:32.000 -> 16:33.800] Mae hynny'n unig yn iawn.
[16:33.800 -> 16:35.960] Rwy'n credu y byddai ar McLaren
[16:35.960 -> 16:40.200] gael Zach i wneud yr holl bethau ddynol.
[16:40.200 -> 16:41.640] Ac llawer o'r cymdeithas hefyd,
[16:41.640 -> 16:43.440] y gall Stella wedi'i ddewis.
[16:43.440 -> 16:48.960] A gellir ei ddewis, mae Stella wedi bod yn ddiddorol.
[16:48.960 -> 16:53.680] Mae wedi gobeithio amser i gael swydd fel cynllun cymdeithasol, ac mae wedi bod yn anhygoel.
[16:53.680 -> 16:59.040] Vowles, er ennau, roedd yn sylweddoli, ac roedd Toto yn ymdrech ar ei hun,
[16:59.040 -> 17:02.320] yn barod i ddod o mewn i'r rôl o leol y Mercedes.
[17:02.320 -> 17:04.240] Rwy'n credu bod Toto wedi'i ddweud,
[17:04.240 -> 17:06.000] y unig ffordd y gallwn ei hyrwyddo'n fwyaf oedd i fod i i mi ddweud hynny. Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny. Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:06.000 -> 17:08.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:08.000 -> 17:10.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:10.000 -> 17:12.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:12.000 -> 17:14.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:14.000 -> 17:16.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:16.000 -> 17:18.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:18.000 -> 17:20.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:20.000 -> 17:22.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:22.000 -> 17:24.000] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny.
[17:24.000 -> 17:25.280] Iawn, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud hynny. Iawn, mae' yn cael broblemau technol i'w chwarae a'i ddatblygu,
[17:25.280 -> 17:32.000] felly mae'n gwneud iddo ddod yn y top dog, mae'n gwneud ymdrech,
[17:32.000 -> 17:45.280] ac mae'n gwneud iddo ffocws, yn ymdrech. Yn y bai, mae'n mynd i'w ddod yn y top dog, mae'n gwneud iddo ddod yn y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod yn y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod yn y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod yn y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod yn y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in y top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in the top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in the top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in the top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in the top dog, yna mae'n mynd i'w ddod in the top dog, yna mae'n rhaid i mi ffocusio ar mwy o'r gwleidyddiaeth a'r pethau o'r ffwrdd. Felly dyna'n mynd i fod yn ddiddorol.
[17:45.280 -> 17:47.360] Os ydych chi'n ceisio teimlo'n dda i'w ffilmio, bydd yna ddiddorol o waith.
[17:47.360 -> 17:50.240] Na, yn amlwg, dydyn ni ddim yn gallu gwneud hynny.
[17:50.240 -> 17:52.480] Mae'n ddiddorol.
[17:52.480 -> 17:54.480] Sut mae Has yn mynd i'r nesaf?
[17:54.480 -> 17:59.280] Mae'n mewn sefyllfa anodd lle maen nhw wedi cael Dalara, Bill, D'Shazzy.
[17:59.280 -> 18:01.840] Maen nhw'n cymryd llawer o rhan o Ferrari.
[18:01.840 -> 18:07.000] Mae gennyn nhw... A ydyn nhw'n mynd i'w gasglu'r rhai o'r Ferrari yn ymwneud â'u cysylltu â'r cyllideb.
[18:07.000 -> 18:15.000] Byddent yn dweud eu bod yn ei wneud, ond yna yw'r rhai yn y gilydd yn ychydig yn anomalus
[18:15.000 -> 18:30.000] yn y cymhryd â' gweithredu ar y tîmau sy'n ddod yn eich gwrthwyneb.
[18:30.000 -> 18:35.000] Felly, seasonau fawr i Hasse. Gadewch i ni weld sut maen nhw'n mynd.
[18:35.000 -> 18:45.040] Y gysylltiad â hynny yw dy fyd y tîm, ac un neu ddau o bobl efallai yn edrych ar hyn i ddweud, two people might look at this today and say, well, what does it say about Gene Haas?
[18:45.040 -> 18:48.080] Is Gene Haas in this for the long haul?
[18:48.080 -> 18:52.520] Or by, you know, with this notion
[18:52.520 -> 18:54.260] that he's maybe not wanting to spend the money
[18:54.260 -> 18:58.180] that Gunther wants, is it a sign that he's holding out
[18:58.180 -> 19:00.440] to sell, perhaps, without investing
[19:00.440 -> 19:01.960] for someone else to take it over?
[19:01.960 -> 19:06.160] I am assured not the case from people who have been on
[19:06.160 -> 19:10.040] internal calls with him or had briefings with him
[19:10.040 -> 19:13.680] over the last few weeks when this kind of topic has come up.
[19:13.680 -> 19:17.080] He's in it for the long haul, nor is he seeking to dilute
[19:17.080 -> 19:19.000] his own investment in the team.
[19:19.000 -> 19:24.000] He is convinced that maintaining the personal ownership
[19:26.520 -> 19:29.600] of Haas is the most sensible way forward and he is not about to sell.
[19:29.600 -> 19:34.160] Yeah, fascinating insight. Thank you Craig. Not at all. How many days until the stock?
[19:34.160 -> 19:38.600] 52. 52 days. I'll tell you what else have we got coming up.
[19:38.600 -> 19:46.580] Hopefully the F1 Commission will ratify sprint races. The way the sprint is going to be run. I'm just looking at the next F1 commission will ratify sprint races the way the sprint is going to be run.
[19:46.580 -> 19:49.580] Well, I'm just looking at the next F1 commission meeting.
[19:49.580 -> 19:50.700] I actually think we've done pretty well
[19:50.700 -> 19:51.980] to make it to the 10th of January
[19:51.980 -> 19:54.140] without an emergency podcast.
[19:54.140 -> 19:56.100] Well, I mean, there's
[19:56.100 -> 19:56.940] what's going on
[19:56.940 -> 19:59.340] Give our listeners and viewers more, more key
[19:59.340 -> 20:00.780] 5th of February, I think
[20:00.780 -> 20:01.940] F1 commission meeting.
[20:01.940 -> 20:03.260] Now, whether they rubbish stamp
[20:03.260 -> 20:07.000] what we'll get for sprints or not, but you know, the format that for sprint qualifying Iawn, mae'r rhan fwyaf o'r rhesymau yma, a bydd yna gynllun o'r rhesymau pre-season,
[20:07.000 -> 20:12.000] ond mae'r seswnan cymhaethol yn y ffordd y bydd y rhesymau ar gael,
[20:12.000 -> 20:15.000] ac mae'n rhaid i ni weld pa mor o'r rhesymau sydd ar gael.
[20:15.000 -> 20:19.000] Mae'n rhaid i ni weld pa mor o'r rhesymau sydd ar gael.
[20:19.000 -> 20:25.880] Mae'n rhaid i ni weld pa mor o'r rhesymau sydd ar gael. season testing but yeah launch season soon underway and it's a lot of
[20:25.880 -> 20:30.680] excitement to see to what extent Red Bull can be reeled in this year can
[20:30.680 -> 20:33.960] anyone do it. Thank you Craig thanks for your time much appreciated there we go
[20:33.960 -> 20:38.400] confirmation Gunter Steiner stepping away from Haas, Ayo Komatsu gonna take the
[20:38.400 -> 20:42.800] team principal role if there's any more breaking stories we'll bring them to you
[20:42.800 -> 20:45.320] as soon as possible here on the Sky Sports F1 podcast.
[20:45.320 -> 20:47.480] We'll push the emergency podcast button.
[20:47.480 -> 20:49.600] We will get them to you as soon as possible.
[20:49.600 -> 20:52.280] But for now, and hopefully maybe for the end of this week,
[20:52.280 -> 20:53.440] that's it, bye for now.