The Haas F1 team have been criticised for a💜 lack of perceived ambition by Eddie Jordan.

The US-based team are in their ninth season in Formula 1 aiming to rebound from finishing bottom of the 2023 construct𝓀ors’ championship.

Guenther Steiner surprisingly left his job as team principal over the winte♈r, citing the owner Gene Haas’ unwillingnes💜s to invest.

Ex-F1 team owner Jordan said on the  podcast: “If it was me, 🍰and I was there, I’d cast my attention to the engineering, the speed of the car, the ability to do the job.

“Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen in particular - I worked with him just after the Jordan era - are talented drivers who can do ꦛthe job. No issue there.

“The issue is the commitment to the job in hand.

“They’ve been there for a long time, 🌟in Formula 1, and I haven’t seen the team move forwౠard.

“🌄Aspirations of winning a grand prix? I don’t seꦓe it.

“Whether it’s p🗹ersonnel or the second-hand Ferrari engine…

“But you’d r🐈ather have ಞthe Ferrari engine than the Renault engine in the Alpine, that’s for sure.

“A lot comes down to ae𒊎ro🐷, and to Gene Haas putting the right guys in place. He hasn’t done that yet.

“The car in race trim seems okay. B꧟ut in qualifying? T💛hey are given no chance.

“The car is just 💎marginalꦇly better than the Alpine.”

David Coulthard added: “There is definitely room fo⛄r improvement.”

Ayao Komatsu is the new Haas team p🐻rincipal this year, replacing Steiner.

His appointment is a pivot to an engineerin🌳g-based boss, rather than the business savvy of Steiner.

🌸A ray of light at the F1⭕ Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend saw Hulkenberg finish in P10 after an impressive qualifying performance.

Steiner detailed the financial disagreement with owner Ge🌞ne Haas that led to his departure.

He said: “You could see all the other teams, when the budget cap came into place, everybody else invested their money 🤪into the infrastructure of the🦋 company just to move forwards.

“We didn’t do that.

“A💦t some stage, you need to say what you think about things.

“Obviously I don’t oꦓwn the team. I can’t make these decisions. I hav🌄en’t got the money.

“Gene wants to do it his way.

“Obviously he didn’t like what I had to say.

“Therefore my contract wasn’t ꧃extended. I was okay with it.”