Haas not considering driver line-up until summer break

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09:00, 04 Jun 2018

byJake Williams-Smith

Haas will not be considering their driver line-up for the 2019 season until the summer break. That is according to team principal Gunther Steiner. The American team have started strongly in 2018 but have missed several opportunities to drive home their advantage over other midfield rivals.

Steiner insisted that talks have not begun yet with either of their current drivers or outside options.

"We are not starting to talk even before the end of the summer break. It’s not in our minds.

"There’s no point to think now about it because nothing is moving.

"We focus on now to get as many points as possible because we left a lot behind already and we need to make up for it. We’ve got enough things to focus on, not the drivers."

Whilst Kevin Magnussen has shown impressive pace this season, the more experienced Romain Grosjean has made a plethora of errors such as his Baku blunder, crashing behind the safety car.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Haas not considering driver line-up until summer break

byJake Williams-Smith

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