Summary:
Johnny Herbert has been dropped from his role as an FIA steward due to a conflict of interest arising from his media punditry. The FIA determined that Herbert’s public commentary and opinions as a television pundit were incompatible with the impartiality required for stewarding duties. Herbert had been a steward for several F1 races, but his media work—where he frequently expressed strong views about drivers and races—was seen as potentially influencing his judgment during official decisions. The FIA has now decided to end his stewarding role, signaling a need for clearer boundaries between media roles and official responsibilities in motorsport.
The wording FIA chose in their statement is actually quite interesting:
Took them long enough. From elsewhere
Ignoring his outright bias, the fact he was actively promoting gambling sites and being sponsored by them, using his role as a steward… that was the real issue here, and most likely why he’s being let go.
Good decision.
I understand that media companies are beholden to F1 teams for access but the loss is the transparency of a steward explaining their decision.
Yeah, that’s probably fair enough
