On 5 December, Jaguar announced Steiner had been replaced by project manager David Pitchforth as part of the restructuring. However, Jaguar underperformed in the 2002 season, with lead driver Eddie Irvine claiming only eight championship points while teammate Pedro de la Rosa failed to score, and parent company Ford dismissed Lauda on 26 November before making 70 team members redundant. Steiner reorganised the team and reduced costs during his tenure.
According to Steiner, " asked, 'are there any talented people at Ford?' And the reply was 'there's Günther.' The guy lied!" Assuming the role on 3 December, Steiner was responsible for the engineering side of the team at Milton Keynes, while the director of strategy John Allison handled administrative tasks.
Niki Lauda headhunted Steiner for the job of managing director. Steiner switched to Formula One in 2001 when Ford's official Formula One full-works team, Jaguar Racing, appointed him as their new team principal. In 2000, he was promoted to director of engineering, where he worked under the Ford World Rally Team alongside drivers Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz ultimately, securing consecutive runner-up finishes in the 20 seasons. In 1997, Steiner managed Prodrive's Allstar Rally team, winning the European Rally Championship with Krzysztof Hołowczyc, and in 1998 M-Sport recruited him as project manager. He acted as head of reconnaissance, and later as a technical manager, at Jolly Club from 1991 to 1996. He is the current team principal of the Haas Formula One Team (since 2014), and the previous managing director of Jaguar Racing (2001–2003) and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing.Ĭareer Rally (1986–2001) īorn in Merano, South Tyrol, the son of a butcher, Steiner studied engineering however, without completing his degree, he then moved to Belgium, where he began his career as a mechanic in the World Rally Championship for Mazda Rally Team Europe from 1986 to 1988.įrom January 1989 – 1990, Steiner worked as the assistant team manager for Top Run Srl. Guenther Steiner (born 7 April 1965) is an Italian motorsport engineer and team manager who holds dual Italian and American citizenship.
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