Steiner can see Haas being competitive everywhere

Guenther Steiner is optimistic Haas can compete at every track this season after their success in Bahrain last weekend.

Kevin Magnussen returned to the team at short notice and swiftly put his car into Q3 last Saturday before elevating himself to a top-five finish after both Red Bulls retired from the race – with Haas scoring more points in one race than in the previous two seasons combined.

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Such is the buzz around the team, Mick Schumacher has gone as far as to say he wants to compete for not only points in 2022 but podiums if things go their way in certain races.

Steiner added that while competitiveness for each team will ebb and flow throughout the season as a whole, he thinks Haas will be able to battle at every track.

“I think the car should be competitive everywhere, in some places more and some places less, but it’s the same for everybody,” Steiner said ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend. “In general, I think this is good for the championship.

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“I think every race was a challenge for us last year but with Nikita [Mazepin] running into [George] Russell [in Jeddah], it was a bit more than it was normally.

“I still need to see the changes, but they know what they need to do in these high-speed sectors so you can see forwards a little