Guenther Steiner is taking his former Haas F1 to court over money he claims he is owed.

🍬Courthouse documents have revealed that Steiner has sued the American outfit he was team principal of from 2014 until the end of 2023.

Haas chose not to r🤡꧅enew Steiner’s contract and replaced him with Ayao Komatsu ahead of the 2024 season.

The Italian has la🙈unched court action against Haas, claiming unpaid commissions between 2021 and 2023, according to court papers that have been lodged in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

“Haas F1 chose not to renew Mr. Steiner's Employment Agreement,” the court papers state. “This was its right. But Haas F1 has done what it has no right to do a꧟nd refused to pay Mr. Steiner [amount redacted] owed under his Employment Agreement.

“But after years of ac✅cepting the benefits of Mr. Steiner's reputation, experience, and deep connections within the sport, Haas F1 cannot withhold from Mr. Steiner the benefits he has earned.”

The papers noted how Steiner’s popularity on Netflix’s Drive to Survive ཧdocumentary was “extremely valuable” to Haas.

“Haas F1 was frequently featured in the series, a🅘nd Mr. Steiner's presence in the show drove more and more fans to Haas F1,” they read.

“This exposure was extremely valuable to the upstart racing team, particularly a🔯s it looked for additional revenue streams to support itself in the notoriously expensive Formul🐟a 1 environment.”

The lawsuit also highlights how Haas continue to sell merchandi💮se linked to S🥀teiner.

“Haas F1 has no right to use Mr. Steinerꦕ's name, image, and likeness or to exploit them in any form of media after the termination of his employment,” ♕the papers continued.

“Haas F1 has not compeꦗnsated Mr. Steiner for its unauthorized use o💟f his name, image, and likeness.”

Steiner has appeared inꦅ t♉he F1 paddock at some races this year as a TV pundit.

He has not ru✨led out a f❀ull-time return to the sport.

“🎀In Formula 1 there’s a lot of things going on behind the scꦉenes and I wouldn't say that I'm involved in all of them but some of them I know what's going on,” Steiner told The Race podcast.

“And if som♐e of these things come alive, I'm there, and maybe I'm a candidate for it.

“But I'm not get✤ting up in the morning and my agenda is phoning up♛ these and these people and lobbying to be a team principal in this or that team.”