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From autosport.com:
By Jonathan Noble Thursday, January 24th 2008, 12:51 GMT
The FIA is to overhaul the way that Formula One race stewards operate this season in a bid to deal more efficiently with incidents over a Grand Prix weekend, autosport.com has learned.
With permanent race steward Tony-Scott Andrews retiring from his role at the end of last year, having been in that position since the start of 2006, the FIA has used the opportunity to restructure the stewards' organisation for the start of the new season.
Rather than having a permanent steward operating alongside two designated race stewards - one international and one from the national sporting authority - the FIA has decided to now use three nominated stewards at each event.
Furthermore, the three officials who are chosen for each event will be assisted by FIA president Max Mosley's official representative Alan Donnelly - who it is hoped will manage the decision-making process more efficiently than was seen at times last year.
And in a bid to ensure total impartiality of decisions, the appointed FIA stewards at each race will be chosen from nationalities that are totally neutral - so they are not the same as any of F1's competitors.
It is hoped the new system will provide more consistency in rulings and also deal with matters in a swifter way than was seen at times last year.
It is understood that one of the catalysts for the change was the fact that it took the FIA stewards five days after last year's Japanese Grand Prix to rule on whether or not Lewis Hamilton did anything wrong in his driving behind the safety car in Fuji.
Well, there are a few things to say about this. First, despite having new stewards who are supposedly impartial, Mosley's overall power has not been erased, in fact, Donnelly's presence only increases his power, for he will be able to influence the decision-making faster.
Also, the statement about why the changes were made is pathetic. Stewarding has been very amateurish since the year dot in Formula One with god knows how many biased and inconsistent decisions being made for years.
There is also a number of highly important issues with the FIA that need looked at. Overall, these changes tighten Mosley's control on the stewarding process and are merely a smokescreen for this.
By Jonathan Noble Thursday, January 24th 2008, 12:51 GMT
The FIA is to overhaul the way that Formula One race stewards operate this season in a bid to deal more efficiently with incidents over a Grand Prix weekend, autosport.com has learned.
With permanent race steward Tony-Scott Andrews retiring from his role at the end of last year, having been in that position since the start of 2006, the FIA has used the opportunity to restructure the stewards' organisation for the start of the new season.
Rather than having a permanent steward operating alongside two designated race stewards - one international and one from the national sporting authority - the FIA has decided to now use three nominated stewards at each event.
Furthermore, the three officials who are chosen for each event will be assisted by FIA president Max Mosley's official representative Alan Donnelly - who it is hoped will manage the decision-making process more efficiently than was seen at times last year.
And in a bid to ensure total impartiality of decisions, the appointed FIA stewards at each race will be chosen from nationalities that are totally neutral - so they are not the same as any of F1's competitors.
It is hoped the new system will provide more consistency in rulings and also deal with matters in a swifter way than was seen at times last year.
It is understood that one of the catalysts for the change was the fact that it took the FIA stewards five days after last year's Japanese Grand Prix to rule on whether or not Lewis Hamilton did anything wrong in his driving behind the safety car in Fuji.
Well, there are a few things to say about this. First, despite having new stewards who are supposedly impartial, Mosley's overall power has not been erased, in fact, Donnelly's presence only increases his power, for he will be able to influence the decision-making faster.
Also, the statement about why the changes were made is pathetic. Stewarding has been very amateurish since the year dot in Formula One with god knows how many biased and inconsistent decisions being made for years.
There is also a number of highly important issues with the FIA that need looked at. Overall, these changes tighten Mosley's control on the stewarding process and are merely a smokescreen for this.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008