JUNE 14, 2025

Another F1 steward incurs wrath of FIA

Another Formula 1 steward has incurred the wrath of the sport's governing body.

Just weeks before serving as scheduled as an official at the season opening Australian GP, Johnny Herbert was ousted due to a conflict of interest between the FIA role and his outspoken media contributions.

Among other controversial statements made to gambling-related websites, the former F1 driver had said Max Verstappen has a horrible mindset.

The FIA declared that Herbert's media and F1 roles were incompatible.

The same fate has now befallen another British former F1 driver - Derek Warwick.

He was already on duty in Canada this weekend but will now be replaced with another ex-F1 racer, Enrique Bernoldi.

The move follows Warwick, 70, declaring to a gambling website last week that Yuki Tsunoda had become a disaster for Red Bull, while insisting that Lance Stroll is only as good as the likes of Tsunoda and Liam Lawson.

The FIA announced: Following recent unauthorised media comments, the FIA has taken the decision to suspend Derek Warwick from his duties as driver steward in Montreal.