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Johnny Herbert defends his professionalism against Jos Verstappen’s accusations of F1 bias

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago09 mins

Amidst controversy regarding stewarding standards and reigning world champion Max Verstappen calling into question the objectivity of the British media, driver-turned-FIA-steward Johnny Herbert has hit back at claims from Jos Verstappen that he holds strong bias against his son. The Brit insisted that he is allowed to express his opinions on the Red Bull driver’s…

Verstappen responds to FIA steward’s “quite extreme accusations” following double penalty in F1 Mexico GP

Magdalena Put3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

Co-author: Ewout Albrecht Max Verstappen has responded to remarks recently made by Johnny Herbert, calling them “quite extreme accusations.” Herbert, a former F1 driver and regular Sky Sports F1 pundit from 2012 to 2022, serves as an FIA steward for Formula 1 races. He was part of the stewarding panel in both Austria and Mexico—where…

Johnny Herbert says there is “too much swearing” in F1 and reveals details about the stewards discussions with Max Verstappen in Singapore

Rebecca Malitz2 months ago07 mins

Following the Thursday FIA Driver Press Conference leading up to the Singapore Grand Prix Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was called to the stewards for using foul language to describe the state of the Red Bull car. Later that day the Stewards found Verstappen in breach of the International Sporting Code (Article 12.2.1.k) and decided that the…

F1 Austrian GP steward Johnny Herbert on Verstappen and the penalty handed out: “Everyone knows Max races at the very edge and sometimes goes over it”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

“It was Max’s fault,” remarked Johnny Herbert, the steward that issued the sanction for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion ultimately got a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his super license after causing contact that resulted in both of them picking up…