Guenther Steiner Following his departure from the Haas F1 team at the start of 2024, he completed his transition to MotoGP, and nailed the ‘big difference’ between the premier class and its four-wheeled counterpart, even though they share similar issues.
After buying Tech3 From Herve Poncharal’s outfit in the final stages of the 2025 MotoGP campaign; Guenter Steiner He was present in Thailand’s Grand Paddock, decked out in the colors of his new racing team.
Steiner was a leading figure in the union, which he was. It is also supported by F1 star Pierre GaslyRichard Coleman, who brought in KTM’s satellite outfit and presented himself as CEO, was appointed team principal.
The move was not welcomed by MotoGP fans.Many have given up on the thought of the former F1 team principal ever being involved in sports.
However, he deserves to be given enough time to see what he can do with the team, and has raised some questions about his transition from F1 to MotoGP.
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Guenther Steiner pointed out the ‘big difference’ between F1 and MotoGP despite the similarities
During an interview with the hosts Motorsport Republic Podcast in Grand Prix of Thailand Paddock, Steiner was asked to give his thoughts on what the biggest difference is between MotoGP and F1.
The Italian executive, who has plenty of experience in both disciplines, said: “There are very few people in MotoGP. I wouldn’t say it’s easy because it’s not easy, there’s a lot of work to do, and you have fewer people.”
It would be much easier if you had the same people in F1 as in MotoGP bikes, but you don’t. But otherwise, it’s a racial group.
“The principles are the same: you never have enough time, there’s never enough of anything, you’re never too soon, you never have enough money, everyone wants to spend more money.
“It’s the same old story, it’s a competition, I’d say it’s just the size. The biggest difference is the size of the team.”
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Guenter Steiner’s career as a MotoGP team owner did not get off to a good start at the Thai Grand Prix.
Despite an encouraging pre-season testing schedule, the Tech3 rider line-up of Maverick Vinales and Inea Bastianini fell outside 10-10 at the Thai Grand Prix, with Pedro Acosta re-instating himself as the championship leader on the same machine.
Vinales was angry at Buriram’s lack of speedIn particular, after the last pre-season test at the same circuit, he indicated that he was faster than what was seen during the race weekend.
Ine Bastianini was the lead rider for Tech3, but even he had some issues with the current dynamics in the KTM stable.
As an established Grand Prix winner in MotoGP, Bastianini urged KTM to look beyond prioritizing Acosta When it comes to developing RC16.
However, Acosta’s impressive performance only shows that he’s getting good attention from the rest of his stablemates.
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