F1 race directors need to stop being “stubborn” in its stances

Discontent has been growing among the drivers for some time now over the apparent lack of consistency in stewarding over matters such as on-track battles and track limits.

This was prevalent in last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, where there were 43 incidents of track limits violations by the stewards, while George Russell felt his five-second penalty for his first-lap collision at Turn 4 with Sergio Perez was “harsh”.

The Mercedes driver felt all incidents need to be…