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FIA ‘right' to oust F1 steward Herbert – Horner

Feb.3 Christian Horner says the FIA made the 'right decision' to oust Johnny Herbert as a Formula 1 steward. Last week, the governing body ruled that Herbert's FIA work was 'incompatible' with his parallel role as an outspoken pundit on various gambling-related websites. In 2024, Herbert's involvement in a couple of highly controversial penalties for Max Verstappen enraged Max's father Jos and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Horner has now denied that Herbert's dismissal and the Verstappen criticism were 'connected in any way'. 'But it was the right decision,' he admitted. 'You can't have rule enforcers who also work for the media. That doesn't happen in other professional sports...
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