Despite the budget constraints for the 2022 F1 season, Steiner claims that Haas is still the smallest team on the grid.
Haas decided not to develop their car for 2021 in order to devote all of its resources to the new technical standards for 2022.
Despite the team's competitive position, Haas F1 CEO Steiner underlined the necessity of keeping the squad motivated.
Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi is in Abu Dhabi, but the Brazilian is ineligible to stand in because he hasn't participated in at least one session this weekend.
Mazepin was left absolutely fuming after being overtaken by Schumacher on their final out laps of the qualifying session on Saturday.
Grosjean suffered a horrific accident in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix which brought an abrupt end to his decade-long career.