US EditionFIA Suspends Steward for Canadian Grand Prix over Verstappen Penalty Comments
- The FIA suspended senior steward Derek Warwick from his duties for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix after unauthorised media comments.
- Last week, Warwick publicly expressed his support for the penalty imposed on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen following the incident with George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix.
- His remarks compromised the impartiality required of officials throughout race weekends, following similar disciplinary measures taken against Johnny Herbert earlier in the year.
- The FIA announced on Friday that Enrique Bernoldi will take over Warwick’s stewarding duties remotely from Geneva for the duration of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend.
- The suspension highlights ongoing FIA efforts to enforce steward impartiality amid criticism of governance under president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Derek Warwick suspended from Canadian Grand Prix after Verstappen comments
Former Formula 1 driver and senior FIA steward Derek Warwick has been suspended from officiating at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix due to unauthorised media comments made about Max Verstappen’s recent penalty in Spain. The governing body announced on Friday that Warwick would be replaced by Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, who will officiate remotely from the FIA’s operations centre in Geneva for the remainder of the Montreal event. “After discus…
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The Independent (US)FIA suspends race steward from Canadian Grand Prix after media comments surface
Derek Warwick accepted that his comments were ‘ill-advised’
Martin Brundle vows to defend suspended F1 steward 'until my last breath'
Martin Brundle has voiced his support for Derek Warwick (Photo: Getty) Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle has promised to support Derek Warwick ‘until my last breath’ after the FIA steward was suspended. On Friday, motorsport’s governing body announced that Warwick had been stood down from his role as a steward for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Earlier in the week, the former Formula 1 driver gave an interview to Plejmo in which he discus…
British referee Derek Warwick has been dismissed from his duties at this weekend's Formula 1 World Championship in Canada due to inappropriate comments made in public.
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