Guenther Steiner was known for being a tough team principal during his time at the helm of the Haas Formula 1 team. After becoming a Netflix star over his firm and often sweary nature in the paddock, Steiner became known for his remarks made about drivers based on their performance on track. One of those who received a lot of criticism was Mick Schumacher, with Steiner seemingly detailing how much the German cost the team over £1.

6 million in crash damage during the 2022 with heavy crashes in Saudi Arabia, Monaco, and Japan. Schumacher was dropped at the end of the 2022 season after 43 races with Haas and has subsequently found it hard to get a full-time race seat at another team, despite there being interest at Alpine this year with the exit of Esteban Ocon. Former driver Hans-Joachim Stuck believes Steiner has effectively ‘destroyed’ Schumacher’s career through his comments in an interview he did with Eurosport.

de. Guenther Steiner ‘destroyed’ Mick Schumacher’s careerThere was some encouragement when a longtime friend of the Schumacher family, Flavio Briatore, took up the role as executive advisor within the team earlier this year. However, Alpine will instead field Jack Doohan alongside Pierre Gasly for 2025 having spent an extensive amount of money on a testing programme for the Australian.

Stuck believes Steiner’s comments have put a lot of teams off considering Schumacher, who is unlikely to find another way onto the grid any time soon. “The whole thing is from Günther Steiner. He destroyed Schumacher,” said Stuck.

“A young man who is still having his first experiences of destroying his lack of sensitivity and stupidity – that is not possible. Steiner has harmed Schumacher all his life. ”Photo by Kym Illman/Getty ImagesMick Schumacher to lose out on 2025 Sauber seatWith RB confirming Liam Lawson as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement for the rest of the season, Sauber is effectively now the only team with a vacancy on the grid.

The Swiss outfit will become Audi in 2026 and is currently searching for a teammate to partner Nico Hulkenberg, with James Vowles confirming talks with Audi for Franco Colapinto were in the works. READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber from team principal to Audi future Bernie Ecclestone has called for Schumacher to get another chance in F1 after he was linked to the Sauber seat, but it appears as though this will be unlikely. Valtteri Bottas has now emerged as the favourite, with Mattia Binotto having reportedly ‘decided against’ Schumacher.