Hungarian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen frustrated as pressure intensifies
Red Bull deny that this is an accusation that Hamilton crashed into Verstappen on purpose, and referred BBC Sport back to team principal Christian Horner's claim in the news conference on Friday that "we didn't at any point say in our submission that it was a deliberate action".
This apparent thinly veiled accusation that they might have been influenced by Mercedes is what they were referring to in their rejection document on Thursday when they said they "noted with some concern certain allegations made in the competitor's letter". Horner described Mercedes' statement as "a little antagonistic", and insisted: "At no point did we question the objectivity of the FIA."He said that Red Bull raised the question that "the [stewards'] objectivity could be prejudiced if you're influenced by a competitor going in with data prior to a decision being made".
Mercedes' and Red Bull's rivals, meanwhile, are standing back and watching all this with a degree of dismay. Beyond the question of whether he should have allowed Hamilton more room given the Mercedes had a substantial part of his car alongside the Red Bull on the entry to the corner, there is the matter of Verstappen's entry speed to Copse on the first lap of the race.
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