Red Bull team principal Christian Horner strongly endorsed the FIA’s decision to part ways with Johnny Herbert, who has served as an advisor to the stewards since 2010. The FIA announced this week it had mutually parted ways with Herbert as his work was “incompatible” with his media role. Herbert has commented on his role
The FIA are currently, once again, the topic of conversation within the Formula 1 world. Not only because of the departure of Johnny Herbert as a steward, but also because of the new penalties that were introduced by the governing body for alleged misbehaviour, including swearing. Alexander Wurz, president of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association
Christian Horner believes the FIA made “absolutely the right decision” regarding Johnny Herbert’s departure as steward for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The Red Bull Racing team boss also stressed that it had nothing to do with Max Verstappen, who was criticised by Herbert on several occasions.
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On Tuesday, it was announced by the FIA that Johnny Herbert will no longer be an F1 steward, as the Briton’s role and being a media pundit was ‘incompatible’, the governing body’s statement shared. Former F1 driver Jan Lammers understands why the decision was made given Herbert’s previous comments in the media.
Johnny Herbert was originally appointed as a steward for the Australian Grand Prix, but his tenure at the FIA has now come to an end. Given the controversy surrounding him, this was not entirely unexpected. But there was also something remarkable about it at first glance.
Johnny Herbert need not be bored after leaving as a steward at the FIA. The former Formula 1 driver has already found a new vocation, joining Lola, where he will be involved in the company’s Formula E programme as an ambassador, among other things.
Since becoming a FIA steward, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding Johnny Herbert. Decisions that have been made by the former F1 driver have come under criticism, but the reason for his departure from the governing body is because of his interviews conducted with betting companies. Along with that, there have also been
News broke on Wednesday that controversial steward Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as a part of the FIA for the new F1 season. On the same day that news came out, Zak Brown announced that he would like to see a completely different system for stewards, saying that McLaren would be keen to contribute to that.
From the 2025 Formula One season onwards, Johnny Herbert will no longer be an FIA steward during Grand Prix weekends. The decision puts an end to the increasingly loud calls for the removal of Herbert from his voluntary position because of possible conflicts of interest. What made the former F1 driver so controversial in recent
A small smile could not be suppressed in the Verstappen household when it was announced this Wednesday morning that Johnny Herbert will no longer be a steward during Grand Prix weekends with immediate effect. But there was probably also some joy at at least two teams. Indeed, GPblog knows from its own research that at
From the 2025 season onwards, former F1 driver Johnny Herbert will no longer be a steward in Formula 1. The Briton, who was previously criticised for giving his opinion in interviews while acting as a ‘referee’, and the FIA have ‘mutually agreed’ that his two roles cannot be performed at the same time. Read the
