Guenther Steiner believes Haas could be in the hunt for fourth place this season despite only finishing P8 last year.

Last year Haas scored 47 points on their way to eighth place in the championship.

The team was involved with Renault and Toro Rosso in the battle for sixth but lost out by 10 points.

This year Steiner reckons they could even join the battle for the ‘best of the rest’ tag but concedes F1’s midfield is in for a very competitive season.

Asked if there was any reason Haas couldn’t fight for P4, Steiner told Racer: “No.

“We want to be, hopefully.