Red Bull Team Director Christian Horner confirmed that his team will not request a right of review for either of the two 10-second penalties imposed on Max Verstappen during the Mexico Grand Prix. Horner confirmed the importance of drivers understanding the regulations and called for more clarity on racing rules in the future.

The past two weekends have sparked heated discussions about the fairness of Lando Norris’ penalty at the United States Grand Prix and the need for clearer regulations. Since Austin, there has been increasing pressure on the FIA ​​to clarify and, if necessary, revise the rules to discourage driving that exploits gray areas. Actually, 19 of 20 Formula 1 drivers have called for immediate action, insisting there is no reason to wait until 2025 for regulatory changes.

At the Circuit of the Americas, Norris was penalized after being forced off the track by Verstappen and returning with a position gain. However, in Mexico it was Verstappen who received two penalties after stewards found him at fault in separate incidents with Norris at turns 4 and 7 on lap 10 of the 71-lap race.

While Red Bull was expected to challenge the sanctions via a right of review application, Horner admitted the team would not contest the verdict. However, he claimed that amid the controversies, the elephant in the room needed to be resolved so that clarity was achieved for future Grands Prix. Addressing the mediahe said:

“We will not activate the right or review on this matter.

“The most important thing to address is: what is the path forward for racing in the future?

“I’m not sure it’s clear to the drivers, or some aspects, that you just have to have your nose forward at the apex, which means you’re going to do this: you’re going to ‘let off the brakes and take some speed to get to that point and say, “I’m ahead of that at this point,” even if you wouldn’t have made the pass.”

Horner defended Verstappen by distinguishing between the USGP incident and the first clash in Mexico, once again emphasizing the need for clear rules of engagement to avoid similar problems occurring in the future. He added:

“It’s a little different, because they both went off the track last week, and you can’t take advantage of going off the track.

“It’s different because Max didn’t go off the track. He stayed on the perimeter.

“It’s something that really needs to be addressed in the future, because some great races are happening, and I think it’s important that the rules of engagement are fair, rather than giving an advantage to the outside line .

“In the history of motorsport, being on the outside has always been the riskiest place, but now it’s almost an advantage, because all you have to do is have your nose in front at the moment where they turn, it doesn’t matter whether or not you are “I’m going to make the turn or not.”