Red Bull have requested a review of Lewis Hamilton’s penalty in the British GP for the collision with Max Verstappen.
They lodged their request last Friday, after insinuating they were going to take a step against the ‘light’ ruling on the incident.
Straight after the British Grand Prix, Horner had said they thought the 10-second penalty imposed on Hamilton was not a reflection of the damage caused as well as the dangers posed to their driver.
The FIA formally confirmed on Tuesday this week that the team had submitted a petition for a review of the July 18 incident by stewards.
Both Red Bull and Mercedes representatives will attend a video conference this afternoon at 3 pm, on the opening day of the Hungarian GP weekend.
Under the FIA’s International Sporting Code, any team can request a review as long as it’s within a 14-day window of the incident occurring if “a significant and relevant new element is discovered which was unavailable to the parties seeking the review at the time of the decision concerned”.
After today’s hearing, stewards will then determine whether any “new element” brought forward warrants the re-opening of the case, or whether Red Bull’s challenge is scrapped.
Horner reveals the cost of mending Verstappen’s car after British GP crash
The Red Bull team has revealed that Max Verstappen’s trip into the barriers after an incident with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has cost them around €1.5 million.
In a column on the team’s website, Christian Horner said they’re still considering whether they should request a review of the incident with Hamilton last Sunday at Silverstone.
In his post-race column, Horner said; “It is no secret that we felt at the time, and still feel, that Hamilton was given a light penalty for this type of incident.
“Given the severity of the incident and the lenient penalty, we are reviewing all data and have the right to request a review. We are therefore still looking at the evidence and considering all of our sporting options.
“The other significant factor is the cost-cap element of this. That crash has cost us approximately $1.8million (€1.5m) and an accident like that has massive ramifications in a budget cap era.”
He then continued in reference to comments made by Mercedes regarding their response to the accident saying; “I would like to make it clear.
