Haas on the way out?

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Gene Haas talking down the possibility of staying in F1 beyond the end of this year:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gene-haas-futur...

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Maybe someone with a beard will try to buy it...

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The value is in the F1 entry, which is all but impossible to get for a brand new entrant, and the prize fund that goes with it. Anyone wanting to get into F1 now has no option but to buy an existing team.

Also, consider that F1 is contracted to put a minimum of 20 cars on the grids for races, so they will also be motivated to see that the team doesn't just fold.

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Neither driver seems especially positive about their prospects.. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-future-202...

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FourWheelDrift said:

Button wasn't a late bloomer he won the title at 29, 16th youngest champion.

It perhaps felt like he was a late bloomer because it took him ten years in F1 to win the championship.I think that only Mansell and Nico Rosberg had been in F1 for longer before winning their titles.

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TheDeuce said:

Does anyone have a theory of what they can possibly do this season to improve anything enough to make a difference? I doubt that Steiner and Grosjean going to relationship counseling will find an extra second a lap

Start copying the Mercedes for next year.

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Exige77 said:

Plus Haas have their $7M and $5M drivers. Without then things might head been a lot worse / better

I'm simply amazed that those two were paid many millions over several seasons.