BREAKING: Red Bull Racing lodges protests after safety car controversy

Updated: 00:39, 16 Jun 2025

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George Russell and Max Verstappen nearly collided under the safety car during the Canadian Grand Prix. Now, after the race, Red Bull is attempting to take action.

Red Bull Racing lodges two protests

It was recently announced that Russell and Mercedes must meet with the stewards at 17:50 local time because Red Bull Racing has lodged a protest against him.

Why Red Bull lodged two protests

After Lando Norris crashed into the barriers, a safety car was deployed. During which Verstappen and Russell had a near-collision. Verstappen said that Russell aggressively braked, while Russell accused Verstappen of attempting to overtake him under safety car conditions.

Verstappen has one more penalty point before a race ban gets triggered. Before the race, Russell made a cheeky comment on how he had more points to play with on his license.

Now it has been revealed that the team had lodged two protests against Russell.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
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8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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