Steiner Explains the Pros of Having an Inexperienced Lineup at Haas F1 in 2021

The Haas F1 team has announced the departure of both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen at the end of the 2020 season. The team is embracing itself for a whole new drivers’ lineup for the next season.

It is widely expected that Haas will be signing 2 rookie drivers. Mick Schumacher is expected to be one of those drivers. Currently leading the pack in the Formula 2 drivers’ championship, the German wonderkid seems like the perfect solution to Haas’ pace woes.

Nikita Mazepin, with substantial financial backing, is reported to complete the lineup as long as he obtains the required super-license points.

In the wake of these developments, Guenther Steiner, Haas Team Principal, was recently heard offering his two cents on the pros and cons of a rookie line-up. He clarified, “We haven’t decided to take two rookies, but I can easily talk you through my thoughts about two rookies.”

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According to the reports, Steiner acknowledged the fact that a rookie lineup came with its own set of risks. However, he also claimed that they also have their specific positives as well.

Steiner further clarified, “Because it was never done, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t work. For sure, there is a risk that it doesn’t work. I don’t want to be ignorant to that one.”

Steiner expressed, “They have nobody experienced to look at [for] the data and stuff like this. They need to find out between them what is going on, and there is risk that it goes wrong.”

He also pointed out the advantages of having a rookie lineup. He said, “But the pros are you can put them in the direction you want to put them, and they grow with the team.”

Haas F1 team has not officially announced their lineup for the next season yet. The clock doth tick and with limited options on the market, the Kannapolis-based outfit need to find their way out of this conundrum as fast as possible.

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