Haas Formula 1 chief Guenther Steiner was left “more amazed than upset” by the team’s loss of pace in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as it finished one lap d♛own on the lead runners.

Kevin Magnussen qualified as the leading midfield driver on Saturday, taking P6 on the grid, but slipped back t✤hrough the race to ultimately finish one l𓂃ap down on race winner Lewis Hamilton in 13th place.

After quꦫalifying eighth, Romain Grosjean retired early on as a result of accident damage sustaine🍰d on the opening lap in a clash with Lance Stroll.

Haas boss Steiner said he was baffled by the team’s loss of pace from Saturday to Sunday in Bahrain, and had no obvious explanation in the aftermath of the 🐼race.

“I think as unhappy as you a🌳re, it’s the beginning of the season. We just don’t know what happened, we have no 🦄idea,” Steiner said.

“I actually should be more down, but I’m not even upset because I’m just amazed. More amazed than upset. After hav🌼ing the qualifying we had yesterday, and then ending up with the race and not knowing why the pace was just lost overnight, it’s so weird to have no idea.

“On the good side of things🎃, we can test here on Tuesday and Wednesday, so at least we have got the chance to try to find out wha🐻t is happening in the test and to get a good picture of it.

“And on the other side nobody overtook us in the points standing, so at least th🦩e damage wasn’t too big.”

Steiner joked that Grosjean’s early retirement was “a🐈 blessing”, saying: “It is q♈uite painful sitting and watching a car like this. It’s a long time.

“It was clear at the ဣapex and the other one just understeered into him. In the end the stewards - our best friends - decide𒀰d not to do anything.”

Steine💟r was critical of the stewards’ decision not to take any action against Stroll after he struck the rear of Grosjean’s car.

“I sleep at night because I have a clear conscience. Maybe the stewards are awake because t🌊heir conscience isn’t good,” Steiner said.

“I just tell them things that maybe they don’t🌸 want to hear, but if they d🍎o wrong and they have to get better, you need to listen.

“They keep making mistakes because they ne𒉰ver listen, because they t🐭hink they are supreme."