Motor racing-McLaren boss calls for permanent F1 stewards

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Motor racing-McLaren boss calls for permanent F1 stewards after Herbert axed
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) -McLaren boss Zak Brown called for permanent stewards in Formula One after the governing FIA dropped former racer Johnny Herbert on Wednesday, arguing his work as a media pundit was incompatible with the role.
Johnny Herbert loses F1 steward role over 'incompatible' pundit work
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Johnny Herbert removed as F1 steward by FIA ahead of 2025 season
Formula 1 season gets underway, one of their race stewards has been removed by the sport’s governing body. The FIA announced on Wednesday that Johnny Herbert, a former driver who notched three Grand Prix victories during his time on the grid,
Motor racing-F1 governing body drops former racer Herbert as steward
Formula One's governing body dropped former racer Johnny Herbert as a grand prix steward on Wednesday, saying the Briton's work as a media pundit was incompatible with the role. Herbert, a three-times winner who competed for an array of F1 teams in the 1980s and 1990s and started 160 races as well as winning the Le Mans 24 Hours,

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