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Red Bull boss Christian Horner ruled out protesting the stewards’ verdict that cost Max Verstappen the win at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP.
Max Verstappen started from pole position at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, but Oscar Piastri managed to take the lead at the start of the race by outperforming Verstappen at Turn 1. Despite a controversial decision by the stewards to penalize Verstappen with a five-second time penalty for reclaiming the lead, Piastri ultimately won the race with a 2.6-second lead over Verstappen. Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner expressed disagreement with the penalty decision but chose not to protest the outcome, citing the unlikelihood of a successful challenge. Horner argued that the penalty significantly impacted the race outcome, as Verstappen could have potentially won without the sanction. The stewards defended their decision but acknowledged that the incident on the first lap influenced their choice of penalty, prompting Horner to call for a reassessment of the rules governing on-track incidents.
