Jos Verstappen, the father of Max Verstappen, fears the FIA risk having “the appearance of a conflict of interest” due to their selection of stewards on an F1 race weekend.

Jos Verstappen questions FIA stewards after Max Verstappen’s Mexican GP penalty

Speaking to Dutch publication De Telegraaf, Mr Verstappen claimed the FIA “should take a good look” at their stewards’ panels, suggesting some stewards could “have more sympathy” for particular competitors.

De Telegraaf claim that Mr Verstappen is believed to be referring to Johnny Herbert, the former British F1 racer and Sky F1 television pundit, and Tim Mayer, the son of the late McLaren co-founder Teddy Mayer.