George Russell keeps F1 Canadian GP win after Red Bull protest rejected

Purple Bull protest in opposition to George Russell’s victory on the F1 Canadian Grand Prix has been rejected.

Purple Bull had lodged a protest after the race in Canada.

Whereas no particular incident had been talked about by the FIA, it referred to Russell’s driving below the Security Automobile, which drew complaints from Max Verstappen.

Sunday’s race ended behind the Security Automobile after a late coming collectively involving the McLaren drivers, which overshadowed one other incident between the leaders.

As the sector fashioned up behind the Security Automobile on Lap 68, Russell momentarily slowed, inflicting Verstappen to briefly go his rival, earlier than falling again into the right place.

Russell’s actions caught the eye of Verstappen, who’s on the verge of a race ban after accumulating penalty factors on his licence following a controversial tangle with the Mercedes driver final day out in Spain.

“George immediately simply aggressively braked”, Verstappen was heard complaining over crew radio.

In the meantime, Russell reported: “Verstappen simply overtook me below the protection automotive.”

In his post-race media session, Christian Horner defined that they had been sad with how far again Russell was behind the Security Automobile and the way erratic he was driving. 

Russell has been cleared and can hold his Canadian GP win.