Red Bull team principal Christian Horner explained why the team filed a protest against Mercedes driver George Russell, the winner of the Canadian Grand Prix.
There are two protests that we've put to the stewards, that we've asked them to have a look at. Firstly, relating to the erratic driving behind the safety car, where, George, very heavily braked, obviously looking in his mirror for Max. And then the second one is very clearly the distance that was left behind the safety car that was well in excess, I think it is three times in excess of the permitted distance. So it's gone to the stewards, it's within our right to, obviously, protest that.
Recall that during the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell, while leading the race, abruptly slowed down in front of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, allowing the Dutch driver to momentarily overtake him. However, overtaking is prohibited while the safety car is deployed.
As a result, George Russell claimed victory in the race, while Max Verstappen finished second.
The Dutchman risked facing disqualification, as he already had 11 penalty points on his superlicense; one more point would have prevented him from participating in the next race, the Austrian Grand Prix.
Previously, British Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton confirmed that he hit a groundhog at the start of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Additionally, Formula 1 signed a new contract to host the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
