Haas set to extend Hulkenberg contract for 2024 Nico Hulkenberg is set to remain on the F1 grid next season with Haas according to team boss...
Too bad Stroll wont hire him and park him with FA. That would be a points gathering machine. Nico is solid. Stroll Jr not quite.
Haas unfazed by drop in US TV ratings for Formula 1 Phillip van Osten20/08/2023 at 16:23 Haas team boss Guenther Seiner says he is not concerned by a recent drop in Formula 1's TV viewership ratings in the United States. In recent years, Formula 1's popularity in America enjoyed a significant boost, spurred in large part by the success of its Netflix 'Drive to Surve' series. The sport has capitalized on its US growth, adding two races – Miami and Las Vegas – to its schedule while ESPN ponies up a hefty $90 million a year for the right to broadcast F1 in the US, a contract that runs until the end of 2025. Grand Prix racing's surge was palpable once again at last May's Miami Grand Prix which was attended by 270,000 race fans over the event's three days. However, despite the massive turnout, ESPN registered a decline in television viewership numbers for the American race compared to the previous year. The Miami race broadcast on ABC – as part of ESPN's arrangements – in the prior year set a historic record, attracting an impressive 2.6 million viewers, marking the largest live F1 audience in U.S. history. But this year, ABC reportedly experienced a 25% drop in its audience compared to its 2022 ratings. As the manager of the only American team on the grid, Steiner was asked if the reduced viewership, as reported by ratings company Nielsen, was a source of worry in terms of F1's commercial allure. "I think TV ratings is one of these things – I’m not an expert on TV ratings and TV, so don’t take my word as the gospel here – but I think there’s a lot of things watched now not on TV, especially young people, and I think there is not a real instrument yet to measure this," Steiner explained. "I think people are working on it, because I think there are more people watching than we actually know, because we still measure TV ratings like we did 20 years ago. "As I said, I’m not the guru of TV ratings, but I just spoke with some people who know about stuff and they said they think we need to go to a more current way to measure eyeballs on a race." Ahead of the 2023 season, Haas completed a title sponsorship deal with Moneygram, the American and international peer-to-peer payments and money transfer company. According to Steiner, the team has not seen a decline in interest from potential American sponsors. "There’s still a lot of interest in general," he said. "We are talking with different parties at the moment, but there’s very good interest. "I think you can see also there’s very good interest when you see on a race weekend how much advertising is on the racetrack and things like this – new advertising. "But as a team we’ve got quite a lot of discussions going on. In a normal sponsorship discussion, people want to know the facts and everything. "They take their time and they are not in a hurry now to sign for next year. But discussions are good." https://f1i.com/news/484115-haas-unfazed-by-drop-in-us-tv-ratings-for-formula-1.html
Haas retains Magnussen and Hulkenberg for 2024 F1 season The Haas Formula 1 team will retain Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg for the 2024 season, when their partnership at the American squad will continue for a second year.
I think at this point, most of the drivers on the grid is much more solid than Stroll. Which is a pity considering the car they have. If i were Lawrence, I would go all out to get Charles into that seat.
Haas have become the latest team to reportedly move towards a Red Bull style design for their 2024 car after discovering problems with Ferrari’s original concept. https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-limitations-create-another-red-bull-copycat-for-2024-grid/
CBS plans TV comedy show with Haas F1 boss Steiner American TV network CBS is planning a workplace-based comedy show with Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner.
Simon Resta(technical director) has reportedly left HAAS after having an argument with Gene Haas. Resta will report back to Ferrari.
Autosport provides this on Resta moving away from Haas. Haas F1 technical director Resta leaves team Haas technical director Simone Resta has left the Formula 1 squad, but it is unclear yet if he will be returning to a full-time role at former employer Ferrari. Author Jonathan Noble Co-author Franco Nugnes Updated Jan 10, 2024, 3:39 PM Resta, who has long worked at Ferrari, had originally joined Haas in 2021 as part of an ongoing arrangement deal between the Italian manufacturer and its American-owned customer team. It came with Ferrari wanting to capitalise on stronger technical ties between the two organisations that have worked closely together ever since Haas entered F1 in 2016. Resta had previously been Ferrari's chief designer between 2014 and 2018 before a short stint as Alfa Romeo technical director. After returning to Maranello in 2019, he headed up the department responsible for chassis development before his move to Haas. But despite Resta’s involvement at Haas, and Ferrari’s commitment in setting up a Maranello technical hub near its Fiorano test track, the team did not deliver the step forward hoped for in F1’s ground effect era. Last year, despite the Haas car often showing great speed in qualifying, tyre struggles left Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg struggling for points in the races and it ended up finishing 10th in the constructors’ championship. The team also had a disappointing end to the year when a major upgrade that arrived at the United States Grand Prix did not deliver the clear step forward that had been hoped for. The change of design philosophy, which moved away from the in-wash sidepod concept that Ferrari had pioneered and towards the Red Bull downwash idea, had been aimed at addressing Haas’s race-pace problem but did not prove convincing. Now, ahead of the countdown to the new season, it is understood that the arrangement that Ferrari has in loaning Resta to Haas has prompted a change of plan – with the 53-year-old stepping away from the team. There has been no confirmation from Ferrari about the plans for Resta, but it is possible that he could be moved back into the F1 organisation as part of a push by team principal Fred Vasseur to restructure things. However, there have also been rumours linking Resta with a possible role at the Sauber squad, which is gearing up for Audi’s arrival in 2026, where he had previously worked under the Alfa Romeo banner.
Gene Haas got quite a windfall for his investment on this team. Haas is likely only sitting on this team as an investment now as it's grown a massive amount in value since it came into his possession. He isn't about to dump more money to move the team forward right now when I'm guessing he's waiting for someone to float him a huge number to buy the team, then they can worry about it. He's just not serious about even being a steady midfield contender as even then it's challenging to get sponsors. In F1 it's almost feast or famine, and the feast is only for the teams that have massive budgets, and although that has been mitigated a good due to the cost cap it's still not anywhere near what Haas would dump into the team per year with minimal sponsors in hopes they pick up a few more.
Had to be done. Haas have been a miserable team these past few years, after their debut season showing so much promise. It's a toxic environment, that needs a reset.
That news comes a bit like a bombshell: Steiner was the one who sold Gene Haas the idea of entering F1, and set up the team from the ground up. But the poor results in the last few year were probably calling for a change. Guenther Steiner was probably the fuse. That change of management, and the loss of the technical director, happening only 2 months from the start of the season doesn't bode for their chance this year. Welcome to the Piranha Club Kumatsu-san !!
F1 on the 'cheap' is Gene's forte- https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/steiner-out-of-haas-as-komatsu-takes-f1-team-principal-role/10564485/ --In essence, Steiner - who will appear at Autosport International on Saturday - was asking for more investment in an effort to keep up with rivals who are spending heavily on updated factory infrastructure, while Haas wanted to focus on making more efficient use of the resources that his team already has at its disposal. Significantly the slide to 10th place represents a big hit to the team’s share of the F1 prize fund, and it means that Haas has to commit to making a bigger contribution to the 2024 running budget than he might have expected to, in effect leaving less margin for investment in the facilities. In stark contrast, the likes of Williams, Sauber and AlphaTauri have taken advantage of the extra capex allowance allowed by the FIA and committed to extra spending during the build-up to the 2026 regulation changes. The team says that Komatsu will be responsible for the team’s strategy and on-track performance. It remains to be seen what Haas’s sponsors, including title backer MoneyGram, think of his departure. **Speaking to Autosport last year MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes made it clear that Steiner was an important part of the team’s appeal. “We had seen that effect of Guenther when we first met and we went out to dinner,” he said. --
Does not matter. Steiner is utterly marketable and well liked all around. He will make more money now lol!!
