Christian Horner hits back at Toto Wolff over George Russell protest: “Absolutely no regrets”. Christian Horner on protest the team filed against Russell in Canada..

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, during the premiere of the Brad Pitt film in New York, returned to speak about the protest the team filed against Russell in Canada.

George Russell claimed his first win of 2025 at the Canadian Grand Prix. However, his victory was in doubt for several hours because Red Bull filed an official protest against the Mercedes driver. The reason? According to the Milton Keynes-based team, Mercedes’ #63 driver had behaved in an unsportsmanlike manner. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Toto Wolff revisited the matter during the premiere of the film F1 in New York.

Last night, Christian Horner was interviewed by Sky Sports F1, and a question about the protest Red Bull lodged against George Russell was inevitable.

Christian Horner’s words
What raised suspicions for Toto Wolff was the timing of Red Bull’s complaint to the FIA. The Milton Keynes team took two full hours before filing the protest against George Russell. According to Wolff, Red Bull’s conduct was not entirely appropriate.

Christian Horner wanted to clarify and explained the reasons that led Red Bull to make that decision at the end of the Canadian GP. The team principal said: “No, absolutely no regrets. I mean, it’s a team’s right to do so. You know, we saw something we didn’t think was entirely right.” Red Bull accused George Russell of unsportsmanlike conduct under the Safety Car. According to the Milton Keynes team, the British driver slowed down abruptly, thus violating the regulations.

Horner reiterated: “You have the option to bring it to the stewards, and that’s what we decided to do. Absolutely no regrets.”