Steiner "baffled" by Haas’ 2019 car

The American team, owned by Gene Haas, has reverted its car back to the aero specification first used in Australia, which has helped performance somewhat, but drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen still lack race pace.

However, the car is quick over one lap, adding more confusion as Grosjean qualified P6 at the German Grand Prix.

Steiner said (quoted by Motorsport.com): “We're still to understand where we are.

“This is the strangest car ever I've worked with.

“I mean, you can qualify sixth - which in reality is eighth, I know that – or qualify fifth sometimes, and then in the race you just drop off to second-last. It's amazing.

Steiner believes that the key to understanding the issues with the key is a better understanding of how the tyres work, something many teams have struggled with this year.

“I think it's still the tyres,” added Steiner.