Guenther Steiner has shared h💮is side of his departure from Haas.

F1’s eventful 🍸off-season began with the shock exi🏅t of Haas’ team principal.

It soon became clear t⛦hat team owner Gene Haa🎀s opted against extending the contract of Steiner, which had run its course.

Both men were in the paddock throughout the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix but did not see each other, or speak to each other, Stཧeiner ♈said.

Steiner told Sky Sports:♓ “I can tell you that the last year, or year-and-a-half was difficult.

“You could se෴e all the other teams, when the budget cap came into place, everybody else invested their money into the infrast🌃ructure of the company just to move forwards.

“We didn’t do that.

“At some stage, you need to sa꧙y what you think about things.

“Obviously I don’t🏅 own the team. I can’t make these decisions. I haven’t got the money.

“Gene wants to do it his way.

“Obviously he didn’t like what I had to say.

“Therefore my contract wasn’t extended. I w🐻as okay with it.”

Steiner became the breakout star of the early seasons o🐼f Netflix’s Drive To Survive.

He had been in charge since Haas enter🔥ed F1 in 2016.

Steiner’s business nous was widely 🐭credited for sustaining t🔴he team.

He axed roo𓃲kies Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, in favour of experienced duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.

But Ha💎as finished bottﷺom of the constructors’ championship last year.

Ayao Komat🌟su, Haas’𓃲 former technical director, replaced Steiner as team principal this year.