Christian Horner refuses to try and bail out Max Verstappen as FIA sent clear demand
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken out on Max Verstappen’s Mexican Grand Prix punishment.
Christian Horner claims Red Bull will not activate their right of review to help Max Verstappen
Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull will not try and bail out Max Verstappen by appealing his two 10-second time penalties at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Horner defended the widely-criticised moves his star driver tried during an early battle with Lando Norris at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and even brought graphs and telemetry sheets to the post-race press conference in order to vindicate Verstappen.
But Horner feels it would not be worth Red Bull’s time to use their right of review. The team principal has instead called on the FIA to provide more clarity on the rules of overtaking after Verstappen’s feisty approach saw him tumble down to an eventual P6 finish in Mexico.
We won’t activate a right of review on this,” Horner conceded. “I think the most important thing is to address what is the way to go racing, going forward. I’m not sure that [certain aspects] are clear to the drivers.”
In a separate battle with Verstappen at Circuit of the Americas last weekend, Norris felt aggrieved at being handed a five-second time penalty for gaining an advantage by going off track when he was left no racing room by the Dutchman.
McLaren activated their right of review on that occasion but the FIA decided not to take the matter further. Norris bounced back from that disappointment by finishing second in Mexico and closing the gap to 47 points at the top of the Drivers’ Championship.
