Zak Brown calls for Formula 1 steward system shake-up

Zak Brown says he would welcome full-time FIA race stewards and would accept McLaren paying a percentage towards their wages.
Currently, F1 stewards are unpaid volunteers and are only offered travel expenses to preside over races.
It has led to calls for F1’s governing body to employ ‘professional’ stewards to help improve consistency in their decision-making.
FIA president Mohammed …Keep reading
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Why dropping Herbert from the F1 stewarding roster doesn’t solve a fundamental problem

Won’t somebody think of the poor volunteers?
Nobody has chafed so publicly about the absurdity and iniquity of relying on unpaid officials to do the FIA’s heavy lifting than its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Indeed, last year he announced the formation of a new ‘officials department’ to instill professionalism in the next generation of sports officials.
In this sentiment, he was …Keep reading
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Hamilton crashes on second day of private Ferrari Barcelona F1 test

Lewis Hamilton has crashed on the second of his three days of private Formula 1 testing with his new Ferrari squad, which is taking place at the Barcelona circuit this week, Autosport understands.
Hamilton is understood to be unharmed in the incident, which occurred as he was traversing the third sector of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya at around 11am local time.
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South Africa extends deadline for F1 host bids

The South African government has extended the deadline to submit host bids for a Formula 1 grand prix in the country.
After a bid to revive the South African race at Kyalami fell through in 2023, the government continued efforts to end the 32-year hiatus of grand prix racing in the African country.
As previously reported, the country’s ministry of sport, arts and culture commissioned a …Keep reading
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Herbert dropped as FIA steward due to “incompatible” media punditry

The FIA has announced that former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert will no longer act as a steward for grand prix racing events.
The British driver has for many years formed part of the governing body’s pool of ex-professional racing drivers required to act as one of four stewards who serve to officiate incidents at F1 events.
There has been significant interest in Herbert’s role with the …Keep reading
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