F1 steward Warwick suspended for Canadian GP

Formula 1 steward Derek Warwick has been suspended from his duties for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix for "recent unauthorised media comments."

The FIA announced the alteration to its rotational sheet connected Friday evening, with Enrique Bernoldi acceptable to regenerate him remotely from the governing body's distant ground of operations successful Geneva.

In the aforesaid statement, it said Warwick "acknowledged his comments were ill-advised."

Although thing was mentioned specifically, ESPN understands it was comments made connected a assortment of issues to a gambling website.

Among different things, Warwick commented connected the Max Verstappen punishment (given by a antithetic acceptable of stewards) astatine the Spanish Grand Prix, which moved the reigning champion to the verge of a one-race ban.

Warwick besides suggested Lewis Hamilton whitethorn already beryllium considering walking distant from Ferrari aft a pugnacious commencement to beingness astatine the Italian team.

Warwick volition instrumentality to his duties for the Austrian Grand Prix successful 2 weeks time.

Earlier this twelvemonth Jonny Herbert had to measurement distant wholly from the rotational sheet of stewards for "incompatible" media enactment helium had alongside it, including regular interviews with betting websites.