Haas not considering driver line-up until summer break

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09:00, 04 Jun 2018

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	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
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

Haas not considering driver line-up until summer break

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