Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner has offered an apology to the FIA race stewards over criticism directed towards them in the wake of the Monaco Grand Prix. Steiner has received a reprimand having been found guilty of breaching Article 12.2.1.k of the FIA International Sporting Code in relation to misconduct. The issue arose after Nico Hulkenberg was penalised for a robust move at the start in Monaco last week, with Steiner highlighting inconsistent stewarding decisions. “We need a different system for stewards," Steiner told media, including RacingNews365.com in his press briefing on Thursday, ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. "Every professional sport has professionals being referees and stuff like this. F1 is one of the biggest sports in the world, and we still have laymen deciding on the fate of people which invest millions into their careers. “And it’s always a discussion because there’s no consistency.” The FIA took umbrage with Steiner's phraseology and dished out a reprimand for the Italian. In a statement released highlighting his apology, Steiner said: "I attended a stewards' hearing concerning comments I made during my press conference last Thursday [June 1]. "I expressed to the stewards my disappointment and disagreement with the decision taken by the Monaco stewards last weekend. The stewards informed me that they had no issue with people disagreeing with decisions but were more concerned about the interpretation that had been placed on some of my comments. "I explained to the stewards that I had not intended to offend anyone and that my use of certain words could have been open to misinterpretation or misunderstood by some people. "I told the Ssewards that I apologized if my statements were misunderstood or caused hurt to anyone as that was not my intention. I repeat that apology here.”
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