Mercedes driver George Russell has argued that, as a "multibillion-dollar sport", Formula 1 should not be relying on volunteer stewards.

The stewarding of F1 races has become a talking point once again, bringing arguments for permanent and paid stewards to the surface. Carlos Sainz claimed that stewarding should be of a similar standard to the analysis from TV pundits and former F1 drivers Karun Chandhok , Anthony Davidson and Jolyon Palmer , which he watches after a grand prix.

"Yeah, well, I respect those three that he mentioned from an analysis perspective, and I think they do get things absolutely spot on," Russell told the media ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix when asked about Sainz's comments.

"The benefit they have, versus the stewards, is they've got, one, no pressure, an

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