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Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says he will not engage in talks with potential drivers for 2021 until team owner Gene Haas provides clarity on the US outfit’s future in F1.
Amid the sport’s massive economic downturn induced by the global coronavirus pandemic, Haas is doing its best to keep its head above F1’s troubled waters.
Financial support from Liberty Media coupled with cost saving measures introduced by F1 and the implementation next year of a long-awaited budget cap should help Grand Prix racing’s smaller teams weather the storm.
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But a cloud of uncertainty hovers above Haas, created as much by this year’s disrupted season as by the team’s mediocre results in 2019 and its disappointing start to its 2020 campaign.
But the key factor that could sway Gene Haas’ decision one way or the other is the fine print included in F1’s Concorde Agreement, the all-important document that binds teams financially and commercially to the sport.
Until the covenant is finalized and Haas decides there still may be a future for his team in F1, the matter involving who will drive for the US outfit in 2021 will remain unaddressed.
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