FIA appoints permanent F1 steward.
The rotation of senior stewards at grands prix throughout the year has often provoked claims of inconsistency among Formula One figures, but will end in 2006 with the decision to appoint a permanent chief steward to oversee each race weekend.
The move, seen as something of a concession to the manufacturers who want greater transparency in the way the sport is run, will see British lawyer Tony Scott-Andrews take on the role previously shared between as many as four chief stewards.
The rotation of senior stewards at grands prix throughout the year has often provoked claims of inconsistency among Formula One figures, but will end in 2006 with the decision to appoint a permanent chief steward to oversee each race weekend.
The move, seen as something of a concession to the manufacturers who want greater transparency in the way the sport is run, will see British lawyer Tony Scott-Andrews take on the role previously shared between as many as four chief stewards.
"Under the previous system, all four permanent stewards were aware of each other's decisions but, having the same steward at each race, there is an even greater chance of consistency and, of course, that steward would have a greater awareness of the global scene in which he operates," Scott-Andrews explained to Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper.
