Johnny Herbert fires back at Jos Verstappen as steward row rumbles on
“Jos has always been very outspoken about whꩵat is happening at Red Bull. Is that his position to be?"
Johnny Herbert has hit back ༺in a brewing disagreement with Jos Verstappen over stewarding.
Former F1 driver Herbert was part of the four-person stewards panel in the United States and Mexico who dished out penalties to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, over his clashes with title rival Lando Norris.
Herbert then claimed: “Those penalties in Mexico won’t stop Max Verstappen from pushing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris off the track in the future.”
Verstappen’s father hit out: "I think a steward shouldn't talk to the press at all and just deliver w⛦ork all the time.”
Now Herbert has defended his right to air🧜 an opiniꦕon.
He said to : “As I have always said, I am Johnny Herbert the steward and the professional during a race weekend and Johnny Herbert a pundit at other time𒉰s who expresses what he thinks.
“When I am a stewar꧟d👍, I do not express any opinions.
“Everyone has an opinion. Martin Brundle has an opinion🔯. Why can’t I when I am not at the racetrack?
“The racetrack has been my world for 50 years. If I don’t quite agree with what I see on the racetra🅷ck I will say so.
“It is not just Max. I’ll criticise anyone ജif I feel it is warran💎ted.
“I understand it from Jos’s point of vie💜w because it is his son. Is there any bias? No, of course not.
“Iꦆ wasn’t the only one 🌠to think that Max was over the top in Mexico. Lando Norris and Zak Brown thought so too.
“When I do speak to people on a Mo🐓nday or Tuesday that is outside my stewarding responsibilities.
“Jo☂s has always been very outspok🍃en about what is happening at Red Bull.
“Is that his position to be? It is all very similar. If you have an opinion and you want to make ꦅi✨t, then you can.”
Verstappen arrived at last weekend’s F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix with his aggressive 🉐driving style under scrutiny due to the penalties incurred at the previous two ꦿraces.
But he batted off critics, then delivered aꦜ masterful win in Brazil from 17th on the grid in wet conditions.
He opened a 62-point lead 🌼from Norris in the drivers’ standings with tꦺhree rounds left.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Ame🌼rican sports, to football, to F1.
