🚨FURIOUS F1 Steward DESTROYS Max Verstappen After Jos Verstappen's HUGE BRITISH BIAS ACCUSATION!

Josfer Stappen, father of the current world champion, has accused the stewards who are former drivers of favoritism toward other teams and pilots following the Mexican Grand Prix, claiming they have a bias against Max. Additionally, Johnny Herbert, one of the most criticized stewards, has responded firmly, stating that Max has the horrible mentality of pushing drivers off the track for his own benefit. Let's talk about this now. This comes after his son, the Red Bull driver and current three-time world champion, received two 10-second penalties in the Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday. Speaking with the Dutch media outlet The Telegraph, Mr. Verstappen stated that the FIA should take a good look at the steward panels, suggesting that some stewards might have more sympathy for certain competitors. Norris might now be thinking even more. I have to be careful in my battle with Verstappen. If you look at Sunday's actions, Max's second moment may have been a bit too much, but he is letting this get to him. You could talk about this for a long time, but it won't make any difference anyway. Max has to drive as he wants. He has to do it because the car is not good enough, and he is doing everything he can to win the title. But Max is not going to change his driving style, because there were a couple of stewards present that he doesn't like anyway. The FIA should look closely at the stewarding personnel whom they placed there, and whether there is any appearance of a conflict of interest, especially from former drivers, for example, who may have more sympathy for certain drivers or teams. The Telegraph also claims that Mr. Verstappen is believed to be referring to Johnny Herbert, the former British F1 driver and Sky F1 commentator, and Tim Mayer, son of the late McLaren co-founder Teddy Mayer. Herbert and Mayer made up half of the FIA's four-member steward panel during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, with Loic Baclain and Alfonso Oris also on duty. Additionally, Mr. Verstappen has also been a vocal critic of Red Bull's performance in recent months, as the championship leader has not achieved a victory since the Spanish Grand Prix on June 23, marking a streak of 10 races that represents his longest winless period since the 2020 season. Joss stated that Red Bull's lack of pace is his son's biggest concern heading into the final four rounds in Brazil, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, as he seeks to secure his fourth consecutive world championship. As far as Max is concerned, the most important thing is that the base, the car, is not good. This was evident in the performance of his teammate. Even Haas was faster than Red Bull in the race, the Dutchman stated. The driving standards in F1 have come under scrutiny in the last two races, with the FIA, the governing body, set to present a revised form of the sport's racing guidelines to drivers at the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix. Mr. Verstappen believes that implementing gravel traps at various critical points would prevent drivers from going into the escape areas in wheel-to-wheel situations on the track. They are practically asking for that themselves now. There are so many huge escape areas at many circuits, so as a driver, you have the space to drive on the track. A gravel trap in that spot would make a big difference, concluded the father of the current world champion. Following his strong accusations, the response from the other side, specifically from one of the stewards, was swift. Johnny Herbert, who faced criticism after the Mexican GP, did not hesitate to defend the steward's decisions, stating, These are the guidelines we follow. The teams agreed with our decisions. The right decision was made. The 20-second penalty for Max Verstappen was not harsh. Was Verstappen's driving style, on the edge, or excessive? Yes, it was. Verstappen's driving style was tough, especially when he is pushing another driver off the track. It's an absolute no-no for me. For the current drivers, retired drivers, and the stewards, Herbert said. Additionally, the former driver wanted to emphasize how much he likes Verstappen as a driver. I'm a big fan of Verstappen, and it frustrates me enormously when he drives the way he did in Mexico. He doesn't need to do that. He's so good in the cockpit, and at this moment in the championship, he just needs to stay out of trouble and drive as best as he can. When Verstappen gets into this horrible mentality of trying to gain an advantage by pushing another driver off the track so that Ferrari can achieve a one-two, that's where Verstappen needs to know he doesn't have to do that. He just needs to win in the cleanest way possible, Herbert added. Verstappen's intention was definitely to try to allow Ferrari to achieve a one-two. I think that's definitely what Verstappen was trying to accomplish. I understand why he did it, but I don't agree with it, and I don't think many people do. Fair racing is something Norris has mentioned before, and that's the kind of battle he wants to have. I don't see Verstappen's driving changing because the number one goal is to prevent Norris from closing the gap in the Drivers' Championship. Potentially, we still have many interesting races ahead. Furthermore, Herbert also firmly addressed the accusations of favoritism towards British teams or drivers. There always seems to be a problem with us, the British stewards, being biased, but when we're in that room, we adhere to the rules and guidelines of the FIA. That's how we should judge racing on the track. To say there is bias is absolutely ridiculous and not the case. We try our hardest to be fair in our judgment. The problem we have is with the tactics we see on the track. There are driving styles that are not considered correct according to the guidelines, and the situation we had in Mexico showed that we made the right decision. In Mexico, the stewards, besides me, were American, Belgian, and Brazilian, all with the same powers among themselves. To say there is bias is ridiculous, concluded Herbert. On the other hand, after all the controversy surrounding the stewards is no secret, 1996 world champion Damon Hill, who believes a problem arose in the FIA's oversight when experienced drivers became full-time stewards, has proposed a solution for the inconsistency in decisions, considering that having a driver advisor would be the way to go. As we know, a rotating driver steward has been on the FIA panel at every race for over a decade, starting in 2010 in response to criticisms about alleged inconsistencies in oversight at that time. Now, some sectors have called for full-time stewards throughout the season to ensure consistency with the same people all year long. The former Williams driver believes having a current or retired driver on the panel as an advisor would be the best way to involve drivers in the decision-making process, in addition to asserting that the sport needs a referee to enforce regulations in Formula One. I think the problem really arose when experienced drivers started becoming stewards, when I think the way forward was to have someone there advising the stewards on what they thought, so they could get the opinion of an experienced driver to help them make the decision Hill explained on the Sky F1 podcast when asked if he would like to see full-time stewards in the FIA in the future. The procedure is that the race director reports something, they see something and say, that I think needs to be investigated, and they pass it on to the stewards. The stewards then examine the rules and what the rules say, and they must apply them according to whether the regulations are right or not. That's almost a legal interpretation of the situation, but it helps them if they have a driver there who can say, well, I personally think that goes over the line, and it's the kind of driving that needs discipline, or that's great racing, leave it as it is. And we want the result to be the result. We want the podium to be the result. We don't want, oh God, I'm sorry, could you get off the podium, because we have another 20 minutes before we decide what to do. That's not very satisfying, right? That's why I say you need a referee, and the referee's decision is final. It's not perfect, and you can always accuse people of bias, but you do the best you can, and as long as you enter the competition accepting that someone is going to make a decision, saying if something is good or bad, and if you accept that this is a fair way to do it, then you can't complain, right? It's not justice. It's sport, and sport includes the decisions, good or bad, of the referees, concluded the former world champion. Now I want to know your opinion on what we've seen. Do you think F1 stewards shouldn't be former drivers to avoid this kind of questioning? Do you think having a referee in Formula 1 would be a good idea? Let me know in the comments. Nothing more to add. Good luck, and see you very soon.