Jos Verstappen, former racing driver and father of Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing watches Free Practice One inside the Red Bull Racing garage - Source: Getty
Former F1 driver and Max Verstappen's father Jos Verstappen suggested that the FIA implement a system like FIFA where they appoint permanent stewards for the races. The sport's governing body has been called into question on several occasions in the recently concluded 2024 season over their decision-making.
Currently, the FIA appoints stewards on a race-by-race basis and gets paid a minimum amount for their services. The rotating nature of the race stewards does cause an issue in implementing the rules consistently as they can sometimes be left up to interpretation.
While speaking with Formule1.nl, former Benetton driver Jos Verstappen pointed out that having permanent stewards like in FIFA would be a better idea as he suggested:
"Choose a pool of permanent stewards and pay and value them well. Now they get a small amount to be at a race and some do it because they can use the money. But I think you have to find people who are not dependent on that at all.
