Guenther Steiner was one of many robust personalities on the System One monitor that helped rework Drive to Survive right into a roaring success of a actuality TV present for Netflix, earlier than his dismissal from Crew Haas after ten years on the helm.
Swearing in his robust Italian accent was an integral a part of Steiner’s forthright persona that endeared him to followers of the present worldwide, and he was essential about new guidelines that imply drivers are fined for swearing of their automobiles, one thing they’ve at all times executed because the sport started, however one thing that has incurred higher scrutiny because the Drive to Survive cameras and microphones started selecting up each phrase and gesture by drivers and paddock personnel.
Steiner advised Every day Mail Sports activities:
‘It’s ludicrous. A sport with out emotion isn’t a sport. So long as you don’t harm anybody, it’s high quality and it ought to have been handled by simply telling the drivers ‘hey guys, tone it down a notch’ as an alternative of creating such a giant deal out of it.”
Regardless of his dismissal from Haas, Steiner – who has parlayed his TV reputation into trackside punditry duties, two bestselling memoirs and a UK tour regaling audiences with tales from his profession – mentioned he believed the game’s future was safe, due to the hit actuality TV present that filmed his dismissal.
He mentioned: “I believe it’s fairly entertaining what’s occurred to my character. I’m completely happy to snort at myself and provides individuals enjoyment as a result of I’ve by no means taken myself too critically. A sport can’t have something higher than a younger viewers as a result of it means the longer term is secure and quite a lot of that’s right down to Drive to Survive.”
Steiner was one of many breakout stars of collection 1, when few of the main System One groups wished to be concerned or featured, so producers centered on mid-grid groups who have been eager for protection. He left as a full-time speaking head on the finish of collection 7 following his firing by Haas. He was interviewed once more for season 8 (which dropped final month) however featured way more sparingly.
