FIA will increase race stewards for six GPs The steward panel appointed by the FIA will improve from three to 4 members for six races of the 2025 World Championship. In line with Autosport, the Federation made this determination as a precautionary measure for occasions with a excessive workload. Amongst these is Melbourne, which opens the championship on the weekend of March 16.
Within the modifications revealed on February 26, the FIA additionally amended Article 15.1 of the Sporting Rules, now stating that the variety of race stewards chosen by the Federation will vary “from a minimal of three to a most of 4, one among whom can be appointed as chairman.”
As earlier than, every panel will even embrace a steward appointed by the nationwide sporting authority. Subsequently, the full composition of the panel will differ between 4 and 5 members. In line with British sources, the races with an elevated variety of stewards can be Melbourne, Shanghai, Montreal, Singapore, Mexico Metropolis, and Interlagos.
The difficulty of stewards additionally arose in 2024 as a consequence of controversies within the title battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. The debates continued into the brand new 12 months, as in January, Johnny Herbert was dismissed by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem over alleged incompatibilities between his position as a race steward and that of a pundit.
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