Guenther Steiner: "F1 fans like an underdog to fight with the big boys"
F1 Beyond The Grid
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4.7 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2019
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
He's the colourful Team Principal of the American Haas team, and thanks to an unforgettable appearance in the recent Netflix documentary series Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Guenther Steiner has also become something of a fan favourite.
This week on Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose, the Italian joins host Tom Clarkson for a lively conversation about his fascinating career to date, from his early years in rallying to his time at Jaguar, and from his stint in F1 with Red Bull to the foray into NASCAR that eventually led to him spearheading the Haas F1 project. So standby for stories on being hired by Niki Lauda, working with Carlos Sainz's dad and - yes - that Netflix appearance...
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| 0:30.2 | Hi everyone, I'm Gunter Steiner, and you're listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:39.4 | Hi F1 fans, Tom Clarkson here welcoming you to another edition of Beyond the Grid, |
| 0:44.3 | presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. |
| 0:48.8 | Those of you who've watched the Netflix series Formula One Drive to survive |
| 0:53.3 | will be familiar with the start of this week's show, |
| 0:56.2 | and particularly his colorful language. |
| 0:59.0 | But the show highlighted much more than his love of the F-bomb, |
| 1:02.3 | his passion for racing, and his honest and forthright management style |
| 1:06.0 | came across in spades. |
| 1:07.8 | I'm talking, of course, about the team principle of HAS, Gunter Steiner. |
| 1:12.9 | Gunter has had a fascinating career across a wide array of motorsport categories, |
| 1:17.0 | culminating in the top job at HAS, |
| 1:19.7 | but he didn't walk into a ready-made team. |
| 1:22.0 | Along with owner Jean HAS, |
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