Zynerji wrote: ↑08 Oct 2022, 02:58
Zak came in to clean up the mess. Boullier refused to work with Honda when the engine manufacturer requested size increases to solve problems, and thus fracturing any semblance of a partnership. Much has been made of this on the run-up to the RBR move in 2020.
Andretti wants to run a team, not "hands off" own it like Gene Haas does. That's why there are so many racer-partners in the HAAS teams through various categories. Steiner is redundant in a HAAS-Andretti merger.
For all of the Steiner support, no one has actually explained what great things he has accomplished with a fabulous Ferrari tie up, Ferrari design engineers and an excess allocation of wind tunnel and CFD. They are currently in 7th position, fighting with the RBR school that we call Alpha Tauri. That deserves to be called out for what it is... Utter failure.
There is literally zero accomplishment worthy of his seat.
Just one, they aren't bankrupt. There is a long list of dissolved F1 teams.
I have no clue if Steiner is any good and I'm not saying he is. What I am saying is he's getting paid to make it to each race and not for how high the team ranks in the constructors. Until that team has the money no point in judging Steiner on something he's not paid to do.
Is Eric Boulier another punching bag? His job title was Racing Director. The job description is "The race director has the 'overriding authority' in a number of areas during a grand prix weekend, working with the clerk of the course to give out orders. The race director controls practice, qualifying and the race, making sure that the timetable is followed properly".
You're thinking about Ron Dennis. I say 45% of the blame was Ron's and 55% was Honda. I blame Honda more cause if you spend close to a billion Dollars in F1 to advertise your brand and you end up making yourself look incompetent for 5 years?