Jun.26 (GMM) Gunther Steiner is refusing to again down amid ongoing spats with each the Schumacher household and the Haas workforce.
Ralf Schumacher, a former F1 driver, is at the moment refusing to look on display along with his fellow professional pundit Steiner on the German broadcaster RTL.
Schumacher’s ban was imposed following the most recent feedback by Steiner about Ralf’s nephew Mick, who’s trying to return to the Formulation 1 grid subsequent yr after being ousted in late 2022 by the highly-critical former Haas boss.
Steiner mentioned he wouldn’t advise Alpine to signal the 25-year-old German.
“I stand by that,” Steiner instructed Kronen Zeitung newspaper.
“I by no means assault an individual immediately and don’t have anything damaging to say about Mick or Ralf. However when I’m requested what I’d do as workforce boss in a sure scenario, I reply truthfully.
“Some issues have been additionally taken out of context by the German press,” he added. “However I give everybody the appropriate to have their very own opinion and I do it that approach myself. I don’t change my opinion as a result of another person doesn’t prefer it.”
One other battle in ex-F1 workforce boss Steiner’s life is authorized motion with and in opposition to his former employer, Haas.
The 59-year-old didn’t need to touch upon the back-and-forth lawsuits, besides to say: “I’m nonetheless involved with some folks and get on very effectively with Nico Hulkenberg.
“However I don’t rise up within the morning and observe what’s happening there. Due to my earlier connections, I clearly have extra perception into the workforce, nevertheless it’s now not my day job that takes up all of my time day by day.
“The automotive is a little more aggressive this yr than final yr, which was at all times the principle objective and it makes me glad, additionally for the workforce itself,” Steiner added.