Guenther Steiner "not giving up on points" despite disappointing Haas qualifying

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19:02, 27 Apr 2019

After a disappointing qualifying session in Baku, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner hasn't given up on points yet, as he knows how much can happen during the race.

Up until Saturday, Haas were the only team apart from Mercedes and Ferrari to have both cars in Q3 each qualifying session of the season. At the Baku City Circuit, however, this streak ended, as Romain Grosjean went out in Q1 and Kevin Magnussen in Q2.

Steiner, who said before the weekend started he expected his team to struggle, thinks there are still points up for grabs.

“An exciting day I’d say, but not in the right direction," he stated,

"We came here knowing that this track would not suit us, but we tried to do our best. Romain just didn’t quite get a feeling in the car, so went out in Q1, and Kevin got a little bit further reaching Q2.”

“It’s one of the tracks where I’m slightly less worried starting in our positions, it’s a complete lottery here with what happens in the race. It doesn’t mean we’re staying out of trouble.

"You never know what can happen. Last year we started last with Romain and worked our way up to fifth – until we had a crash. So, anything is possible here, and we’re not giving up on points. We look forward to tomorrow.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Guenther Steiner "not giving up on points" despite disappointing Haas qualifying

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