Haas has proved new Formula 1 teams need not be an "embarrassment" in its first two seasons, reckons team principal Gunther Steiner. The previous generation of new F1 entrants had all fared badly, with 2010 incomers Lotus/Caterham, Virgin/Marussia/Manor and Hispania/HRT all remaining rooted to the back of the grid before folding. While those three teams were created to take advantage of a planned budget cap that never came to fruition, Haas was able to form a technical partnership with Ferrari as rules regarding which components teams must design themselves were relaxed. Haas has finished eighth in the constructors' championship in both its F1 seasons so far, and was able to cope...
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