Formula One: Canadian grand prix qualifying – are living

The former grand prix driving force Derek Warwick has been suspended from his position as a steward at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA unsatisfied with “recent unauthorised media comments”.

He is being changed via the Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, who could be “officiating from the remote operations centre in Geneva for the remainder of the event”.

The FIA says: “After discussion, Derek acknowledges that his comments were ill-advised in his role as an FIA steward and has apologised. Derek will resume his duties as a steward in the forthcoming Austrian Grand Prix.”

Warwick is being punished for expressing a adverse opinion about Max Verstappen on the Spanish Grand Prix after the Dutchman it appears intentionally collided with Mercedes’ George Russell, pronouncing the verdict was once “right” to hit the Red Bull driving force with a penalty.

On a playing web page, Warwick doubled down via pronouncing: “Should he have done what he did, in Turn Five with George Russell? Absolutely not. Did he get a penalty for that? Yes. It seems to me that, although he dove in, he then did turn away from George, but momentum pushed him against George. It is absolutely wrong and the FIA was right to give him a penalty.”