Guenther Steiner was born on 7 April 1965 and is a motorsport engineer and team manager who holds dual Italian and American citizenship.
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11 Facts About Guenther Steiner
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Guenther Steiner is the current team principal of the Haas Formula One Team, and the previous managing director of Jaguar Racing and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing.
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From January 1989 – 1990, Guenther Steiner worked as the assistant team manager for Top Run Srl.
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Guenther Steiner acted as head of reconnaissance, and later as a technical manager, at Jolly Club from 1991 to 1996.
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In 1997, Guenther Steiner managed Prodrive's Allstar Rally team, winning the European Rally Championship with Krzysztof Holowczyc, and in 1998 M-Sport recruited him as project manager.
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Guenther Steiner switched to Formula One in 2001 when Ford's official Formula One full-works team, Jaguar Racing, appointed him as their new team principal.
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Guenther Steiner reorganised the team and reduced costs during his tenure.
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Guenther Steiner remained in Mooresville after leaving Red Bull, where he founded the manufacturing company Fibreworks Composites in January 2009.
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Guenther Steiner proposed they themselves enter F1 by ordering a customer car from an established constructor, but delays in securing approval prompted them to apply for entry as a privateer team.
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Guenther Steiner holds Italian and American passports, and lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife, Gertraud, and daughter, Greta.
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