Guenther Steiner is taking his former Haas F1 to court over money he claims he is owed.

Courthouse documents have revealed that Steiner has sued the Ameri𒀰can outfit he was team principal of🅘 from 2014 until the end of 2023.

Haꦬas chose not to renew Steiner’s contract and replaced him with Ayao Komatsu ahead of the 2024 seaso𓆏n.

The Ital♐ian has launched court action against Haas, claiming unpaid commissions between 2021 and 2023, according 🥀to court papers that have been lodged in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

“Haas F1 chose not to renew Mr. Steiner's Employment Agreement,” the court papers state. “This was its right. But Haas F1 has done what it has no right to do and refu⛦sed to pay Mr. Steiner [amount reda🅠cted] owed under his Employment Agreement.

“But after years of accepting the benefits of Mr. Steiner's reputation, experience, and de🐽ep connections within the sport, Haas F1 cannot withhold from Mr. Steiner the benefits he has earned.”

The papers noted how Steiner’s popularity on Netflix’s Drive 💯to Survive do꧅cumentary was “extremely valuable” to Haas.

“Haas F1 was frequently featured in the series, ꦚand Mr. Steiner's presence in the show dr🅰ove more and more fans to Haas F1,” they read.

“This exposure was extremely valuable to the upstart racing team, particularly as it looked for additional revenue streams to support itself in the notoriously ex🥀pensive Formula 1 environment.”

The lawsuit also hig📖hlights how Haas continue to sell merchandise linked to Steiner.

“Haas F1 has no right to use Mr. Steiner's name, image, and likeness or to e♔xploit them in any form of media after the termination of his employment,” the🍸 papers continued.

“Haas F1 has not compensated Mr. Steiner for it♛s unauthorized use of his name, image, and likeness.”

𝐆Steiner has appeared in the F1 paddock at some races this year as a TV pundit.

He has not ruled out a full-time return to🐟 the sport.

“In Formula 1 there’s a lot of 🍌things going on behind the scenes and I wouldn't say that I'm involved in all of them but some of them I know what's going on,” Steiner told The Race podcast.

“And if s✃ome of these things come alive, I'm there, and maybe I'm a candidate for it.

“But I'm not getting up in the morning and my agenda is phoning up these and these people ✅and lobbying to be a team principal in this or that team.”