Gunther steiner, the former Haas team principal, sued the American stable. There are a few reasons given unpaid commissions between 2021 and 2023 andunauthorized use of his image for marketing purposes.
The reasons for Gunther Steiner's lawsuit against Haas
In world of F1 they happen often many changes, also sudden. As the partnership between Gunther Steiner and the American team Haas, of which he is the former team principal. Therefore, the South Tyrolean has decided to Sue the team for some reasons. At the beginning of 2024, Haas had decided to change its team principal, therefore moving from Gunther Steiner to Ayao Komatsu. This decision è due to poor results of recent years, but also for some differences between Steiner and Gene Haas, the owner of the stable.
It seemed that the patron of the Haas and Gunther Steiner had said goodbye peacefully, but the latter resorted to legal action for two reasons. First of all, between the 2021 and 2023 seasons, the American team he would not pay some commissions to the former South Tyrolean team principal. Secondly, Gunther Steiner claims that he did not provide consent on theuse of your image for marketing activities from the Haas team after the termination of the employment relationship. In fact, documents filed in court contain information that Steiner is suing Haas for breach of contract.
The legal note
We read in the legal note presented to the American team. “After years of accepting the benefits of Mr. Steiner's reputation, experience and deep connections within the sport, Haas cannot deny Mr. Steiner the benefits he has earned". The legal note then continues:"Haas has no right to use your name, image or likeness of Mr. Steiner or to exploit them in any form of media following the termination of his employment relationship."
The writer of this article therefore hopes not to have violated the rights on the use of Gunther Steiner's image.
Sources: racingnews365.com, rossomotori.it.
