The Milton Keynes-based squad has released a statement detailing the events in the last lap in Brazil. Red Bull said that Verstappen was given the order only on the last lap ‘without all the necessary information relayed’, so the driver did not cede position.
Red bull did, however, condemned the abuse their personnel have received over the last few days. The statement read:
It continued:
“As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil” - Red Bull
In the statement, Red Bull admitted their mistakes in Brazil and that they didn’t envisage the situation that unfolded on the last lap.
With six laps remaining, Perez was asked to let Verstappen go past him and was told that if they were at the same place on the last lap, their places would be swapped. Verstappen was not informed of the arrangement and was only told to take points off Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc, which eventually didn’t happen, so the Dutchman refused to cede his position.
Red Bull’s statement said:
The statement added that the personal matter between Verstappen and Perez will not be discussed in public:
Red Bull will hope to put the events of Sao Paulo behind them and return to winning ways at the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP this weekend.
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