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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has criticised the “very harsh” decision to penalise Max Verstappen – and has evidence he believes proves the penalty was wrong.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner criticized the “very harsh” decision to penalize Max Verstappen and believes he has evidence that proves the penalty was wrong. Verstappen received a five-second time penalty for passing Oscar Piastri off track at Turn 2 in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, costing him track position. Horner arrived at a media debrief with onboard evidence showing Verstappen was ahead and entitled to racing room. Red Bull felt they didn’t concede the position as they believed Verstappen did nothing wrong. Despite the penalty, they finished 2.6 seconds behind – Horner feels without it, they would have won. Red Bull is unlikely to challenge the decision through a right of review process, as the stewards were firm in their belief of Verstappen’s fault. Horner believes the rules of engagement need reviewing, as he questions the steward’s conclusion.
