Günther Steiner to Make Formula 1 Comeback with New Team, According to Japanese Autosport

The sports director, who became popular thanks to the Netflix series F1, was in charge of the Haas king class project from the beginning: he played an important role in the construction and preparation before the debut, and led the team existing from the first race. until the end of 2023. Since leaving there, he has worked as a pundit and ambassador for the Miami race.

However, according to information from the Japanese Autosport website, Steiner is already working in the background on “a real Formula 1 comeback”. But it does not negotiate with an existing organization to take over its management or link up with existing professionals.

It is known that he is working on the organization of a new team and he has already found an investor who would be willing to enter the king category and according to reports “he has money to participate in Formula 1. “The paper also mentioned Steiner, who noted that “I wasn’t interested in leading a team with a similar vision to that of Haas.

“I have spent many years in F1 and I want to do more than take part in the races and sometimes get points with the team. I want to win it. I won’t come back just to manage a team if I have the chance” – he continued.

It was suggested that Steiner and his partner would not build from scratch, but take over Red Bull’s second team, after the Bulls again proposed selling the team currently running under the Visa name Cash App RB. It could also happen that the rules will force them to do so, since it has been discussed since 2026 that one company cannot have two teams.

Regarding the takeover, PlanetF1 sources “with a good understanding of the situation” know that Steiner has not yet spoken to Red Bull about taking over the second team, although Helmut Marko has indeed said that a change of ownership may be the subject.