The team of Formula 1 of Red Bull declared on Monday that he sincerely regretted having suggested that the pilot of Mercedes Kimi Antonelli had facilitated fourth position to McLaren of Lando Norris during the Qatar Grand Prixafter the young Italian pilot received death threats.
While the current four-time world champion Red Bull was leading the race, Norris was blocked behind Antonelli.
On the penultimate lap, the Italian made a mistake in a corner that allowed the Briton to gain a position, synonymous with two extra points in the tight fight for the world title.
“I’m not sure what happened to Antonelli Max, it seems like he just stepped aside and let Norris pass,” he said. Gianpiero LambiaseVerstappen’s race engineer, to the Dutchman on the radio, a message broadcast by television stations.
The special advisor of Red Bull Helmut Marko He later insisted on that accusation, saying that Antonelli had “let it go” to Norris.
After what happened, the young man began to receive insults on social networks, and several British media indicated that he had even received “death threats”, and other “suspicious or serious” messages were detected by Mercedes.
This is what Red Bull said
In a statement, Red Bull He assured that his advisor’s comments were “clearly incorrect” and the team said it “sincerely regrets that the driver has had to suffer online harassment.”
For its part, Mercedes assured that Gianpiero Lambiase He had apologized to the team manager Toto Wolff.
“I have spoken to Lambiase,” said Wolff. “I’ve seen him and he was obviously emotional at the time, he said he didn’t see the situation.”
The British Lando Norris will have a 12-point advantage over Verstappen next Sunday, in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prixthe last of the season in which the world title will be decided.
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