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

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, Steiner called for𝔍 full-time professional steꦑwards to be used.
"Every professional sport has got 🤪professionals being refe𒁃rees and stuff like this,” Steiner said.
"F1 is one ꩵof 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.
"I think we need to step it up. I think it's now time. I think we're discussing this for years and ye✱ars and we always𝓰 go back to this."
Steiner also described F1’s rotating group🦂 of FIA-appointed 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 theꩲ Spanish Grand Prix paddock on Saturday.&nbs🦋p;
Having differed a decision to Sunday morning, the stewards ruled Steiner had violated article 12.2.1✨.k of the International Sporting Code, which relates to disrespectful and damaging words or actions.
“Mr Stein🐼er’s word ‘laymen’ and his reference 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 conference last Thursday (June 1).
“I expressed to the Stewards my disappointment and disagreement with the decision taken 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 comment🐲s.
“I explained to the stewards that I had not intended to offend any𒉰one and that my use of certain words could have been open to misinterpretation or misunderstood by some people.
“I told the Stewar♛ds that I apologised if my statements were misunderstood or caused hurt to anyone as that was not my intention. I repeat that apology here.”

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