Projected FIA President refutes allegations by Jos Verstappen

By 8:30 a.m. local time, F1 media had gathered in a small room far from the paddock, as Mayer was not permitted by the FIA to hold his presentation at Silverstone. During the extensive press opportunity, Mayer was asked among other things about potential bias. In his response, the former steward - who had been dismissed by Ben Sulayem - mentioned the name of Jos Verstappen.

According to Mayer, no one has ever doubted his impartiality except for one person.

"Actually, they never directly made a conflict of interest challenge against me. I think [Jos] Verstappen made that inference," said the American in conversation with, among others, GPblog.

Mayer then recalls a moment he is most proud of in his time as a steward. “Dad, at the time, was running Penske racing, and I penalized him at Motegi, Japan, for a pit stop violation that he pulled with Paul Tracy. They appealed the penalty. We went to the appeal process, and I won. He said, Tim, the worm has turned."