Russell wants the FIA stewards system to be overhauled

George Russell believes Formula 1 would benefit from having permanent stewards rather than a rotation of volunteers. The Mercedes driver expresses that he feels the current stewards are at a good level.

After the Mexico Grand Prix, the debate about stewards flared up again. This increased after Johnny Herbert spoke out about Formula 1 in various interviews. His objectivity has been questioned.

"I do feel, on a personal view, we're at a point now in this sport that we do need a full-time professional steward in where they earn a real salary," Russell stated in Brazil. By saying this, Russell is not implying that the current stewards are not good enough: "I do think within the pool of stewards we've got now, they are definitely up to standard. So it's not saying anything bad about the current stewards, it's just saying I feel we should be having system stewarding a week in, week out."

Max Verstappen was anything but pleased with the stewards. In particular, Verstappen found Johnny Herbert's statements 'abnormal'. Hebert will be a steward again in Brazil. That will be Herbert's last race this season as a steward.