Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said: ,,The race management made it clear that we had to stay on the right side of that line, so we would like some clarification from the FIA. This is not clear to us.”
Motorsports association FIA sent out a message just after seven that a representative of Red Bull had to report to the race management around 7:15 pm. The verdict was officially announced around 9:30 p.m.
After the race, in which he finished third right in front of competitor Charles Leclerc, Verstappen already stated that he had to give everything to stay ahead of the Ferrari driver at that moment. ,,For me, that was the best moment of the race,’ he joked afterwards, referring to the fact that he could stay ahead of Leclerc and do good business in the World Cup standings.