Johnny Herbert agreed that his role as a media expert agreed with the position and “incompatible” and fell to Formula 1 Driver Steward by the FIA.
The Grand Prix winner has given seven podiums at 160 starts for teams including Lotus, Benetton, Sauber and Stewart in F1 career. Herbert has been Pundit since retirement in 2000 and has been a member of the SKY SPORTS lineup for 10 years until the end of the 2022 season.
However, Herbert, which also worked as a driver of FIA, a program that utilizes the former F1 driver as a rotation basis, was launched last year from Jos VestAppen, where MAX VERSTAPPEN suggested that Mexico City Grand Prix operation.
The Red Bull driver built two 10 -second time penalty for his approach to the battle with Lando Norris and a similar approach to the future of Herbert.
Because of that opinion, VestAppen’s father told the Dutch media: And it is definitely not. ”
Herbert recently suggested that he would return to the driver’s sewer in the Australian Grand Prix, where he started the season, but the FIA said it would not be maintained due to his promise to present his opinion as an expert.
A FIA spokesman said, “We regret that Johnny Herbert will no longer fulfill the position of the F1 driver steward to the FIA.” “Johnny has been widely respected and has a valuable experience and expertise in his role.
“But after the discussion, I agreed that the duty of FIA stewards and media experts could not be compatible. We thank him for his service and wish him well from his future efforts. ”
The removal of Herbert will be accompanied by the organizer of the FIA World Championships in the United States and the organizer of the senior Steward Team Mayer who worked with Herbert as a steward in Mexico City last year. The governing agency told him that it was a conflict between his two positions.
