After the Canadian Grand Prix, Christian Horner spoke to the media about lodging the protests against George Russell. He revealed Red Bull Racing decided to do that without Max Verstappen. Red Bull Racing lodged two protests against George Russell for his behaviour under safety car conditions.

Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull ’s late protest against George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix as “petty” and “embarrassing.” Russell, who started on pole, fended off the challenge of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen behind him to win the Montreal race, claiming his fourth F1 win and Mercedes’s first victory of the season.

With Max Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Red Bull's Christian Horner said the team alerted the relevant authorities to the prospect of rivals potentially goading the Dutchman into an i