The FIA has suspended Derek Warwick from his stewarding duties on the F1 Canadian Grand Prix over “unauthorised media feedback”.
Warwick was because of be a part of the stewards panel in Montreal for Spherical 10 of the 2025 F1 season however he has been changed by Enrique Bernoldi for this weekend. Bernoldi will officiate from the FIA’s distant base in Geneva.
F1’s governing physique confirmed Warwick’s suspension on Friday night however stated he would “resume his duties as a steward” on the Austrian Grand Prix later this month.
“Following current unauthorised media feedback, the FIA has taken the choice to droop Derek Warwick from his duties as driver steward for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix,” the FIA stated in a press release.
“He will likely be changed by Enrique Bernoldi who will likely be officiating from the Distant Operations Centre in Geneva for the rest of the occasion.”
The FIA added that Warwick “acknowledges that his feedback had been ill-advised in his position as an FIA steward and has apologised”.
What did Warwick say?
The FIA didn’t particularly confer with any media feedback, however they’re understood to narrate to an interview Warwick gave to a betting platform by which he shared his opinion on the Spanish Grand Prix.
Warwick weighed in on the penalty that was handed out to Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen.
“Ought to he have accomplished what he did, in flip 5 with George Russell? Completely not. Did he get a penalty for it? Sure,” Warwick stated. “He obtained 10 seconds and three factors, which solely brings him 1 level away from a race ban.
“So persons are arguing that Vettel, obtained a ten second drive by in Baku with Lewis Hamilton. However he deliberately drove into Lewis, whereas if you happen to really have a look at the video, it appears to be like to me that though he dived in, he then did flip away from George, however the momentum carried him into George.
“I am not condoning it, I am not saying it is proper, it is completely fallacious, and the FIA fairly rightly gave him a penalty.”
He added: “I believe they obtained it about proper really. I believe lots of people would say he ought to have gotten a ban for example to younger karters and they’re in all probability proper, however I really feel the penalty was spot on.
“You have to have a look at every particular person incident, on their very own benefit. I believed it was very questionable. It isn’t what I wish to see.”
Warwick additionally prompt that Lewis Hamilton could already be interested by retiring following a difficult begin to life at Ferrari.
Earlier this 12 months, former grand prix driver Johnny Herbert was dropped from his position as a steward as a result of the FIA seen his duties within the position and that of a media pundit had been “incompatible.”
