Steiner laughs at Zak Brown: 'He works a lot less than me'

Although Guenther Steiner does run the modest Haas, his popularity is comparable to the star drivers in Formula 1. No doubt the Netflix series Drive to Survive has played an important role in that. The Italian is taking full advantage of his fame, for example with his own book. Surviving to Drive is a "bestseller".

Steiner's success may be the prelude to more books from the heart of the F1 paddock. Steiner himself has no interest in coming up with one this year as well. But, for example, McLaren's Zak Brown, who runs a team in Formula 1, Formula E, Extreme E as well as IndyCar, would be a fine successor to man from South Tyrol.

'There's a book in everyone'

When asked, at the press conference for team bosses in Miami, Brown held off. He said, "I think if you've been around motor sport long enough, any of us have some pretty cool stories that we can share, because it's a fascinating sport. You meet a lot of interesting characters. It's a fast-moving business. So there's probably a book in everyone to a certain extent. But no, I've got to keep focusing on the motor racing, because we're not where we want to be yet and I'm going to keep doing that,  which is why I started working on Tuesday," the American told.

Guenther Steiner, who was sitting next to Brown, immediately responded to his colleague's comment. "But he works a lot less than me. His day is shorter, so I can do more in less time," laughed the Haas team boss.