Steiner on the new layout of Jeddah: “The track will remain beautiful” | FormulaPassion.it

The appointment with the second GP of the season in Saudi Arabia is now around the corner, but at home Haas the joy of the surprising is still fresh 5th place of the returning Kevin Magnussen in Bahrain. A placement that, in one fell swoop, has already greatly improved the overall results achieved by the American team last year, which closed at the bottom of the standings at 0 points. Also based on what emerged in the pre-season tests, the Haas is certainly the greatest revelation of this very first start to the championship, even if its team principal, Günther Steinerprefers to keep his feet on the ground: “The speeds of all cars will remain similar until the updates go live – the Bolzano manager admitted about Sakhir’s overall performance – but we still have to wait for a few more races, including those on road circuits, to know where everyone is. Our drivers finished a good performance from the start to the end of the race. Mick fought a bit more last weekend: he made a small mistake in qualifying and then got in contact with Ocon, who compromised his GP. This is never good, because then you have to clean the tires again and finish back, but he will do it again in the next races “.

Archived the first test of the season, now it is time for all the teams to get back to work on the circuit of Jeddahone of the fastest ever on the calendar with its very long starting straight: “Can’t wait to go back – he added – it is a circuit as interesting as it is different from the others. The organizers did a great job last year to prepare the track at the last minute, and they certainly made improvements to some aspects that were not yet perfect in 2021. Every race is a challenge for us, but with Nikita – Mazepin – who had clashed with Russell last year has been a little more so than usual. I still need to evaluate the changes made to the circuit, especially in those in the high-speed sectors designed to avoid similar accidents. I really don’t think these changes will alter the beauty of the track. I also believe – he concluded – that our car will be competitive everywhere: in some circuits more, and in others less. But the same goes for all the other teams, and this is good for the championship ”.