Haas continued their excellent start to the Formula One season on Sunday, at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, and team principal Guenther Steiner gave a hilarious answer to how happy he was.
Ahead of the season not many people would have guessed that Haas would be getting many points in the opening two races of the new F1 season, especially with Nikita Mazepin in one of the cars.
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The Russian driver was released due to the invasion of Ukraine and they replaced the haphazard driver with Kevin Magnussen, who they'd let go at the end of the 2020 season.
At the opening race in Bahrain, the Dane finished fifth, picking up 10 points, which was 10 more than Mazepin and Mick Schumacher managed combined all of the previous year.
On Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Schumacher didn't start the race, following his crash in qualification, but Magnussen picked up two more points after finishing ninth.
Steiner was asked if he was disappointed in that finish, and in typical fashion the Italian hilariously said he'd have 'f***ed the whole paddock' for that result last year.
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"Is it quite a nice position to be in now that second race of the season and you're thinking 'oh ninth isn't quite the maximum this car could have got, we could have more points,'" the interviewer asked.
"Now it's always disappointing you always want maximum but but then if you think about that you cannot be too greedy you know," the Haas boss said.
"I mean, last year for two points I mean I would have f**ked the whole paddock."
A startling admission, and the interviewer had to apologise for the Italian's language, but it really is not surprising considering their previous season.
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Schumacher's 12th place finish in Hungary had been their best position in 2021, with Mazepin's best was 14th in Azerbaijan, helped massively by problems for Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
Steiner has become an absolute star on Netflix's Drive to Survive series with his honest views about his team's problems in recent years, leading everyone to wonder how he'll be shown in next year's season.
Whilst he was happy with his car's position at the end of the race, Hamilton was annoyed at his Mercedes having to fight with the Haas team.
The seven time drivers' world champion had a terrible weekend and looked completely out of sorts at the end of the race, after finishing below Magnussen in 10th, though teammate George Russell managed to end in fifth position.
Topics: Formula 1
Ryan Sidle