Guenther Steiner Looks to Replicate Toto Wolff-Like Role With New Racing Bulls Plan

Toto Wolff once described Guenther Steiner as a man from the mountains stating that due to thin air, one cannot always think well. This verbal harshness came as a result of Haas’ treatment of Mick Schumacher, which didn’t sit well with Wolff. It is a strange coincidence that two years later, Steiner wants to follow in Toto Wolff‘s footsteps. Yes, you guessed it correctly: he wants to invest in a Formula 1 team, and Visa Cash App RB Team or Racing Bulls can be on his list.

Toto Wolff is the team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team. He owns 33% of the team he runs. And under his leadership, the team became 8x champs. And perhaps this seems like a lucrative venture for recently ousted Haas TP.

According to the Japanese Autosport Web, as quoted by Formule1.nl, Guenther Steiner wants to invest in his own Formula 1 team. It is rumored that he has already found backers who would like to get involved in the sport. To add to that, Red Bull’s sister team, which might be open to investors soon, is Guenther’s priority.

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During the race weekend in Japan, Steiner hinted at a possible comeback. He said, “I have been in Formula 1 for so many years. I would like to do more than just participate and score a point every now and then. Only if I can fight for victories would I want to run a team again.”

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But while Toto Wolff’s Formula 1 trajectory is historic, his current situation with Mercedes is pretty unenviable. But he has continued to stay put and not give up hope.

“We made solid progress with our car in Japan”: Toto Wolff contradicts Lewis Hamilton’s assessmentADVERTISEMENT

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This year, Lewis Hamilton has had the worst start of his career. Extremely out of sync with his car, Lewis has failed to make heads turn so far and has been vocal about his disapproval of Brackley’s ‘developments’. However, his boss, Wolff, has taken a glass-half-full kind of approach.

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Wolff said, “It will be an interesting weekend on track. With new cars, new tires, and changes to the track surface since we last raced in China, there will be plenty of unknowns. We have the first Sprint weekend of the year too and that brings its own challenges.”

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He added, “The changes to the format, including a second parc fermé, will be an improvement to the rhythm of the weekend – and the single hour of practice still puts pressure on to make correct decisions with imperfect information. We are looking forward to that test, though. The headline results didn’t necessarily show it, but we made solid progress with our car in Japan. We are looking forward to building on that this weekend.”

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