Guenther Steiner "not giving up on points" despite disappointing Haas qualifying

After a disappointing qualifying session in Baku, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner hasn't given up on points yet, as he knows how much can happen during the race.

Up until Saturday, Haas were the only team apart from Mercedes and Ferrari to have both cars in Q3 each qualifying session of the season. At the Baku City Circuit, however, this streak ended, as Romain Grosjean went out in Q1 and Kevin Magnussen in Q2.

Steiner, who said before the weekend started he expected his team to struggle, thinks there are still points up for grabs.

“An exciting day I’d say, but not in the right direction," he stated,

"We came here knowing that this track would not suit us, but we tried to do our best. Romain just didn’t quite get a feeling in the car, so went out in Q1, and Kevin got a little bit further reaching Q2.”

“It’s one of the tracks where I’m slightly less worried starting in our positions, it’s a complete lottery here with what happens in the race. It doesn’t mean we’re staying out of trouble.

"You never know what can happen. Last year we started last with Romain and worked our way up to fifth – until we had a crash. So, anything is possible here, and we’re not giving up on points. We look forward to tomorrow.”