Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner reprimanded for calling Monaco GP stewards "laymen"

Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has been reprimanded for referring to the Monaco Grand Prix stewards as “laymen”. 
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Unhappy with the decision to give168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Nico Hulkenberg a time penalty for his aggressive opening lap overtake on Williams driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant in Monaco, Stein🥃er called for full-time professional stewards to be used. 

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"Every professio♋nal sport has got professionals being referees and stuff꧙ like this,” Steiner said. 

"F1 is one 🃏of the biggest sports in the world, and we still have laymen deciding on the fate of people who invest millions in their careers. And it's always a discussion because there's no consistency.&nbs🐠p;

"I think we need to step it up. I think it's now time. I think we're 🌌dis🐓cussing this for years and years and we always go back to this." 

Stei♛ner also described F1’s rotating group of FIA-a𒐪ppointed stewards as “laymen”. 

That comment did not go down well with the FIA, who 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:summoned Steiner to a meeting in the Spanish Grand Prix paddock on 🌠Saturday. 

Having differe🍸d a decision to Sunday morning, the st𓃲ewards ruled Steiner had violated article 12.2.1.k of the International Sporting Code, which relates to disrespectful and damaging words or actions. 

“Mr Steiner’s word ‘laymen’ and his refere🔯nce to other sports having ‘professional’ personnel could be, and indeed were, perceived to cause offence and in꧋ our view reasonably did cause offence not only to the stewards in Monaco but also to other FIA personnel and many motorsport volunteers,” the stewards said. 

In a statement, Steiner said: “Yesterday (Saturday June 3) I attended a Stewards Hearing concerning comments I made during my press conferenc✨e last Thursday (June 1). 

“I expressed to the Stewards my disappointment and disagreement with the decision 𒊎taken by the Monaco Stewards last weekend. The Stewards informed me that they had no issue with people disagreeing with decisions but were more concerned about the interpretation that had been placed on some of my comments.

“I explained to the stewards that I had not intended to offend anyone and that my use of certain words could have been ope🐻n t♍o misinterpretation or misunderstood by some people.

“I told the Stewards that I apologised if my statements were mꦚisunderstood or causꦗed hurt to anyone as that was not my intention. I repeat that apology here.”

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