In 2021, Günther Steiner was the first F1 team boss to predict out loud that Max Verstappen would dethrone Lewis Hamilton. He was right, but does not dare to burn his fingers on a new prediction in Bahrain. “It depends a lot on the new cars and we don’t know enough about the power ratios yet. I would really have to gamble now and I don’t like that. Because then you will hold me to that all year.”
