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Herbert claims outside lobbying forced FIA dismissal
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01/03/2025 at 17:5201/03/2025 at 18:22 ormer FIA steward Johnny Herbert has alleged that his unexpected dismissal from Formula 1’s governing body last month was the result of external lobbying directed at President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Herbert has pointed to outside “chitter-chatter” rather than internal FIA concerns as the catalyst for his exit, which officially came due to his dual roles as steward and media pundit being deemed “incompatible.” However, Herbert's dismissal came over a month after he had served as a steward at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where Red Bull's Max Verstappen received two 10-second penalties for incidents involving...
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