Christian Horner pinpoints ‘dangerous situation’ over Max Verstappen’s clash with Lando Norris in Mexico

The Mexican GP was yet another controversial weekend for Max Verstappen and Lando Norris . The two title rivals battled it out for third place before Verstappen was handed a 20-second time penalty. Now, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has raised his concerns over the on-track fight.

Horner insisted that Max Verstappen did not leave the track at Turn 4, while he claimed that Norris opened the door on Turn 7. The Red Bull team boss reckoned that the sport was going towards a dangerous direction when making divebombs could become acceptable. Max didn’t leave the track at turn 4, and turn 7, Lando opened the door.



We are getting into a dangerous situation when a dive bomb is acceptable. Subsequently, the Briton made it clear that the FIA and the drivers must discuss this situation. Christian Horner urged the stakeholders to agree upon what actions are allowed in such intense battles.

As Verstappen’s penalty dropped him down to sixth place in the Grand Prix. The drivers and the FIA has to sit down and understand what’s acceptable. Christian Horner: Max didn't leave the track at turn 4, and turn 7, Lando opened the door.

We are getting into a dangerous situation when a dive bomb is acceptable. The drivers and the FIA has to sit down and understand what's acceptable Christian Horner admits Red Bull’s pace nowhere close to McLaren and Ferrari Carlos Sainz’s stellar victory propelled Scuderia Ferrari to second in the standings, over Red Bull. Christian Horner confessed that Milton Keynes simply did not have the pace to match the Prancing Horse or McLaren this weekend.

It seems that the Austrian giant’s hopes of winning the teams’ title are virtually over after this race. You always play to the rules, but today the race pace was nowhere compared to the Ferrari and McLarens . Nevertheless, Max Verstappen still leads Lando Norris by 47 points with four races to go.

The Dutch driver remains with the points advantage. However, the 27-year-old must ensure that he does not make any more aggressive moves in the remainder of the season to avoid such time penalties. This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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