Steiner explains Haas’ technical structure … somehow

Despite the involvement of Dallara and Ferrari, Günther Steiner insists that the team’s car be designed by Haas in 2022 … as always, as he explains the team’s somewhat complicated technical setup.

For many, the technical structure at Haas remains one of the secrets of life.

From the start, the American team took advantage of the regulations that allowed them to use numerous components provided by Ferrari while their car was designed and built by Dallara.

Since Ferrari now operates what is known as a satellite operation within Haas, in which former Maranello employees are involved, this has led to speculation that the Italian company will help with the car in the American outfit in 2022.

Unfortunately, Günther Steiner’s explanation of the technical structure of his team raises more questions than it answers.

“The car is always designed by Haas F1,” snaps the Italian. “The current car was designed and built by Dallara.” It was and still is. It’s just from different people.

“We had our people last year … two years ago, sorry, not last year as we stopped for a while last year, more people from Dallara and we replaced some people from Dallara with people from Ferrari.

“It’s not a satellite Ferrari team,” he adds, “we have the Haas F1 structure, but we also have an office in Dallara as we employ an average of 30 people from Dallara.”

“Nothing has changed in the principle,” he emphasizes, “it’s just that instead of having some people from Dallara beforehand, we have some people from Ferrari for the future. Not much has changed, it’s just that Exchange where they come from. ” . “

When asked whether the Ferrari people are working on the 2022 car or working with the current car, albeit in 2019/2020, and where exactly Dallara fits into all of that, he explains: “They are focusing on the ’22 car.

“As I have said many times before, we gave up the ’21 car. We worked a little on reliability issues with the ’21 car, but they are finished now.

“So all the people in Maranello – because these are Haas people and Ferrari people – are focusing on ’22, and Dallara switched it to ’22, and they do the casual work for the ’21 car when it is needed, but no performance. ” only for problems when we have one. “

So go ahead, clear as mud.