Steiner spoke out against the decision of the stewards at the Monaco GP to impose a time penalty on Nico Hulkenberg for an opening-lap collision.
With Steiner feeling that Hulkenberg did not make any untoward contact, he said the time had come for the appointment of full-time professional stewards.
"Every professional sport has got professionals being referees and stuff like this," he said.
"F1 is one of the biggest sports in the world, and we still have laymen deciding on the fate of people who invest millions in their careers. And it's always a discussion because there's no consistency.
"I think we need to step it up. I think it's now time. I think we're discussing this for years and years and we always go back to this."
Steiner’s comments did not go down well with the FIA, and he was summoned to answer potential misconduct charges for using language that could cause ‘offence, humiliation or to be inappropriate.’
Following a hearing on Saturday, Steiner was reprimanded but made it clear that he specifically used the word ‘laymen’ in reference to its official dictionary definition which is: “a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject."
Source: Autosport