Motor racing-Steiner says he should have left Haas earlier, would sign Bearman

Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 2, 2023 Haas' team principal Guenther Steiner ahead of the Grand Prix REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner said on Friday he stayed too long at the U.S.-owned Formula One team and would give British teenager Oliver Bearman a race seat for 2025 were he still there.

Ferrari-powered Haas are the most likely destination for the 18-year-old who finished seventh on his F1 debut as a stand-in for appendicitis-stricken Spaniard Carlos Sainz in last Saturday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.