Murray Walker has claimed that Max Mosley and the F1 stewards have let the sport down badly this past season.

Mosley found his privacy invaded by the media tabloids, and a very scandalous PR disaster ensued. While Walker reveals that the saga has no long-term repercussions on F1, the short-term of the sport has been rocked off kilter.

"I was very disappointed with the FIA, for two reasons," the veteran commentator said. "One is that I think the organisation was badly let down by its president in terms of what he did in the belief that it was private, but which became public to the detriment of his image and must to a mild extent have adversely affected Formula 1."

"These things are a five-day wonder, though - no one is talking about what Max Mosley did in private now, and the sport hasn't actually suffered at all in my opinion."

Walker also showed his disgust for the lack of consistency, as well as an apparent bias shown against some drivers by the race stewards. Newly-crowned F1 champion Lewis Hamilton's punishment for his overtaking move on Ferrari rival Kimi Raikkonen in the closing laps of the Belgian Grand Prix was considered by many as harsh, while Scuderia Toro Rosso ace Sébastien Bourdais, who most deemed to be blameless in his collision with Felipe Massa in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway, was strangely penalised as well. Massa, the culprit in the eyes of the public, escaped punishment in the incident.

"I was very disappointed with some of the calls the stewards made and the composition of the stewards," added Walker. "I feel there is a great need for a greater continuity of the stewards in Formula 1 and for them to be more knowledgeable about what things are like in actual racing conditions."

"The FIA have taken action to try to overcome the problems that people like me have about the stewards, though, and you can always cynically say that any publicity is good publicity. Overall, I don't think the sport has suffered at all."