Motor racing-Steiner ‘stung’ by lack of a proper farewell to Haas

Guenther Steiner said on Saturday he was "stung" by not having the chance to say a proper farewell to the Haas Formula One team after being told by phone last month that his contract as principal was not being renewed. Haas announced the shock departure of the 58-year-old Italian, an accidental cult hero of the Netflix docu-series 'Drive to Survive', last Wednesday. Speaking for the first time since the announcement of his replacement by Japanese engineer Ayao Komatsu, Steiner said he received the call from team owner Gene Haas between Christmas and the New Year, and indicated he would be in no rush to return to the paddock.