Damon Hill is adamant he can be impartial when he takes up the role of race steward later this year.

FIA president Jean Todt confirmed on Friday the 1996 world champion will join the team of stewards for the Monaco Grand Prix along with one other race this year.

With four-times champion Alain Prost in attendance for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, it is part of the FIA's plan from this season to ensure decisions are fair and based on knowledge by recruiting former drivers to assist in the stewarding process.

Hill, though, has previous history with Michael Schumacher, the 41-year-old making a return to the sport this season after more three and a half years in retirement.

In Adelaide in 1994 was a particular moment of contention, when Schumacher collided with Hill to win the first of his seven world titles.

Asked if he could make an unbiased decision should Schumacher be involved, Hill told Press Association Sport: "You might as well say the same about Jean Todt.

"Jean is in a similar situation because he has had a relationship with Michael, they were at the same team (Ferrari).

"There are more important things than individual relationships. The important thing is the sport, and that the sport has credibility.

"If judgments are made, and which are perceived to be glaringly unbalanced, then it damages the sport, so we have to avoid that.

"People have to make decisions based on the analysis of right and wrong, irrespective of who those people might be.

"I also feel now I'm sufficiently distanced from it (the sport)."

Hill feels Todt has made the right call in asking former drivers to become involved in overseeing the sport based on the fact a number of crucial decisions in the past have been seriously questioned.

"It's important drivers give their perspective on the sport," added Hill.

"They have a valid input into things, and I think this is a good step.

"The criticism is the people who are trying to make those decisions are not fully equipped, so you have to then put your hand up and say 'Okay, I would like to contribute to that knowledge base'.

"As drivers, people who have really enjoyed the sport and have that insight, that driver perspective, it's really important they make a contribution back to the sport to give that unique angle on things.

"There have been decisions made by stewards, with the best intentions, but sometimes they haven't considered it from the cockpit.

"How do you get that perspective? You've got to ask a driver.

"It's a great step for Jean to have taken. He has said to former drivers 'Okay, you want to give something back and you've something to say, then how about this?', and we have to applaud that."