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With rivals calling for reform in light of Haas’ close ties with Ferrari, Guenther Steiner says just because the rules aren’t working for you, doesn’t mean you can change them.

Haas have a perfectly legal working relationship with Ferrari, but it is one that rivals fear is a little too close.

Not only does the American outfit run Ferrari’s engine, gearbox and suspension but they also buy all the permitted parts possible from the Scuderia.

Added to that, Haas use Ferrari’s windtunnel and even have an office in Maranello.

That closeness, rivals says, shouldn’t be allowed.

Three teams have reportedly approached the FIA to question the legality of it with Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff recently calling for reforms.

“I think it needs reform,” said the Mercedes motorsport boss, “because we want to avoid these kinds of discussions that we have now, the polemic around the last few days or last few weeks.

“Everybody deserves to perform well, and people should get credit when they’ve done a good job.

“But some of the job-hopping or entity-hopping on the same premises is just creating arguments that are not necessary for the sport.”

Steiner isn’t impressed with the complaints.

“There are sometimes things in the rules that if they don’t work for you, you cannot go and change it,” he told Metro.co.uk.

“Mercedes was winning the World Championship eight years in a row, they had