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Haas expands on Steiner's US driver comments

Gene Haas elaborated on team principal Guenther Steiner's recent negative comments about signing an American driver to the US outfit. Steiner sparked a storm last month when he suggested that no American driver was currently ready to race in Formula 1. The comments did not go down well in the US, mainly within the IndyCar community, with motorsport legend Mario Andretti labeling Steiner's remarks as "Wrong and ignorant!!". "Gunther was asked about having an American driver in Formula 1 and, more specifically, with the Haas F1 team," Haas explained in an interview on the team's website. "He responded by saying something to the effect that it wasn't at the top of our...
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