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Haas F1 defends team boss after controversy

Gene Haas has defended the boss of his F1 team following a recent controversy. American drivers from other series hit out at Gunther Steiner after he said Haas does not have a US-born driver because there are none that are ready for F1. 'Complete BS,' Indycar driver Graham Rahal said. So as Haas revealed the first images of its Halo-adorned 2018 car on Wednesday, team owner Gene Haas said he understands why Steiner's comments caused a stir. 'Things kind of took off in a bunch of different directions as people made a bunch of assumptions,' he said. 'The fact is that we're still learning here in formula one, and bringing on a driver who needs to learn about formula one probably isn't the...
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