Miami, Florida – In the final laps of the Miami Grand Prix of Formula 1, Red Bull instructed Max Verstappen, who was in fourth place Geind George Russell, to stay in the five seconds of the Mercedes pilot was transmitted after the race.
Now, Red Bull is pressing the problem.
The team presented a protest against Russell, claiming that the Mercedes driver could not stop under a yellow flag duration, the Miami Grand Prix. Under Appendix H, article 2.5.5 b) of the International Sportant Code, drivers are required to reduce their speed under a single yellow flag and reduce their speed significantly under a double yellow flag.
At that time, Verstappen went on Radio on Red Bull to verify the speed of the Mercedes driver, asking the team to “verify if Russell lifted, was a yellow.”
Speaking in his media session after the race, the director of the Red Bull team, Christian Horner, opened with the team’s protest.
“Then, as you have seen, we have registered a protest with the FIA with respect to George Russell. Who from the GPS that we can see quite clearly, the elevator did not reduce the speed,” Horner told the media, even SB nation. SOh, the regulation is explicitly clear that there has to be a reduction in speed, so the car has continued to accelerate. It is just at a slower pace than it would be normal. There is no real reduction in speed. “
Horner returned to Red Bull’s protest later in his session, lasting a discussion of a possible protest against McLaren.
It should be noted here that McLaren’s ability to maintain the temperatures of his tires under control was a great conversation issue in the paddock after the race, not only in the hospitality space of Red Bull, but also the availability of Wolff, as well as that of Frederic Vasseur. But that is a story for another moment.
But when asked about the potential presentation of a protest against McLaren, Horner immediately accredited the work they did year and returned to the question against the protest against Russell.
“We are not pretending or suggesting that there is something illegal in the [McLaren]. We feel that George Russell has done something that is violating the regulations in the way they are written, so we put a protest in Horner today. “Because more than anything you want clarity. Regulations say there should be a reduction in speed.
“He doesn’t talk about an elevator.
“He doesn’t speak, you know, time outside the top.
“Talk about a speed reduction.
“We did it very clearly and that’s why Max marked him immediately, so he saw from inside the cabin.”
Both Russell and a Red Bull team representative were summoned to meet with career officials at 7:15 pm local time.
With Verstappen finishing about two seconds behind Russell, a five -second penalty would promote Verstappen to P3.
