Overview

• George Russell urged increasing the €2,000 protest deposit to a six-figure sum after stewards rejected Red Bull’s challenge to his victory.
• FIA officials dismissed allegations of erratic safety-car driving and upheld Russell’s win following a multi-hour review.
• Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said he had no regrets about lodging the protest despite forfeiting the deposit.
• The governing body has published its penalty and driving standards guidelines and is now weighing steeper protest fees and a professional steward panel.
• Russell also advocated for fully paid, professional stewards to enhance consistency and efficiency in race adjudications.