McLaren CEO Zak Brown insists the stewarding system in F1 needs a shake-up and believes full-time officials need to be implemented as soon as possible. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

McLaren chief Zak Brown has made the “unpopular” call for the F1 teams to pay for full-time stewards, this coming in the wake of Johnny Herbert’s sacking. Last season former F1 driver turned race steward Herbert created headlines when he lambasted Max Verstappen’s actions as the Red Bull driver held off Lando Norris to win his fourth World title.