Toto Wolff blasts Red Bull’s post-race protest in Canada: “It was truly pathetic”. Toto Wolff harshly criticized Red Bull for their protest against George Russell .

The Red Bull protest
The Canadian GP had an unexpected post-race controversy, with Red Bull trying to challenge the final result by filing a protest – which was rejected by the stewards – against George Russell. The Mercedes driver, a deserving winner in Montreal, had been targeted for his behavior during the late-race Safety Car period.

The Milton Keynes team suspected that #63 was deliberately driving at an inconsistent pace to induce a mistake from Max Verstappen, potentially leading to a penalty that could trigger a race ban due to the Dutchman’s precarious disciplinary situation. However, the stewards found no such conduct and confirmed George Russell’s victory without hesitation.

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff responded harshly to Red Bull’s attempt to overturn the race result. Speaking to Sky Sports F1 in New York, where he had traveled for the world premiere of the F1 movie, the Austrian manager did not hold back in criticizing the Austro-British team, calling their move “embarrassing” for trying to alter the outcome of the race.

“First of all, the Red Bull Racing team took two hours before filing the protest, so it was clearly premeditated. Honestly, it was a truly petty and small-minded move,” said Toto Wolff. “They had already done the same in Miami. Now they’ve filed two protests. One they withdrew because it was ridiculous. They come up with strange clauses, what they call clauses. I imagine the FIA has to look into it, because [the protest] was so implausible it was rejected. You race, you win and lose on the track. It was a fair win for us, just like they’ve had many in the past. It was simply embarrassing.” – the Mercedes team boss concluded after the race which was held at the 4.361-kilometre Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal last Sunday.