Haas: We feel we've been slighted somewhat

Speaking to ESPN, Haas F1 team owner Gene Haas wore his heart on his sleeve when he said, "I'm a little frustrated but you certainly can't blame Lawrence Stroll for putting together an awesome deal in a very very short time."

"They made a lot of decisions, and made the best decisions for himself, but we feel that as a new team that we didn't get treated the same and he seems to have gotten preferential treatment which we all think isn't fair. We just have to kinda really see how it all sorts out. Obviously, there's a lot of disgruntled teams."

"We feel we've been slighted somewhat. I think Lawrence has done a good job, he's obviously preserved the team, preserved a lot of jobs but that still doesn't still overstep the legal rights of everybody else too. I think it needs to be sorted out, we will see how it all comes out."

"Obviously, a lot of things happened in a very short time and I think not everybody was given their due process."

The new investors have saved the beleaguered team and with it the 300 or so jobs at their Silverstone base, but Haas believes it sends the wrong message, "I don't think the jobs factor can overcome legal precedent."

"You have contracts, you have property rights, you have due process. It's important to preserve the jobs but they still don't take right over people's rights and contractual rights. I think that's where the problems are right now is that we have to sort all that out."

"My own opinion is that we feel like we were treated differently as a team then let's say Lawrence Stroll is being treated as a new team if indeed he is a new team. They seem to think they're not really a new team but from a legal standpoint it sounds like they are a new team," added Haas.