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Guenther Steiner targets Esteban Ocon for Haas 2020 seat
Haas have had some problems with their driver line up over the past few seasons and it seems that Guenther Steiner could consider replacing one of them if things do not improve. One name that the Haas boss has targetted is Esteban Ocon. The driver has had a year out on the sidelines and a season with the American team could be what is needed to catch the eye of the bigger teams.
“It’s a time to take a bigger risk if you have less to lose,” told the official F1 website. "Every situation is different. You need to move accordingly. It could be anything, I don’t want to jump to a conclusion, just because we did it once, this is how we are now doing it for the rest of our life.”
The Haas boss clearly believes that there is a problem at his team and will hope that a new driver could fix these issues.
“I think with one year out, it drops the stock obviously, because you are one year out of sight, out of mind, but then again, [Ocon] was very good the last years he raced, he did a good job," he explained.
“After two years, it’s getting difficult that somebody gets a second chance, but look at [Daniil] Kvyat, he was out a year and he came back, and he’s pretty strong. You always look at what happens, and you always take a risk with any driver, except if you take somebody who is there for a long time.”
Ocon could be exactly what Haas need to get back on track and with silly season well underway, who can blame Steiner for daydreaming?