Verstappen was given a triple starting penalty for the next race in Russia after the Stewards blamed him primarily for the accident with Lewis Hamilton in Monza.
The senior bosses of Red Bull, Christian Horner and Helmut Marko, both insisted after the collision that it was just a racing accident.
But for Mercedes, aware of how much Red Bull supports its drivers in controversial moments, it says it says how neutral its rival was on that occasion.
Mercedes track engineer Andrew Shovlin said: “We obviously had a strong feeling that Lewis had done absolutely nothing wrong and that Max was mainly to blame.
“I think when you look at the fact that even Helmut and Christian haven’t tried to blame Lewis, it feels like they know Max was wrong because they’ll try at every opportunity Blame Lewis. “
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, collide
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Shovlin opined that the Verstappen fall, which occurred while both were trying to recover from slow pit stops, derailed a good opportunity for Hamilton to claim victory.
“In the end it cost Lewis a win and certainly a second place because you always have the feeling that three places are relatively easy to beat when you have a competitive car,” he said. “But that’s all in the past now.
“We have to make sure we can put together a good weekend in Russia and it’s a place where the car should be competitive.
“But we’ve had pretty chaotic races for a while now. The team doesn’t need to be distracted and focus on delivering the kind of performance we know we can and the kind of performance we need. to win this. ” Championships. “
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner sticks to his belief that both Verstappen and Hamilton had a role to play in the crash.
“After I looked at it again, I had the feeling that Max deserved a little more space in Turn 2,” explained Horner.
“I think Lewis gave him enough space through Turn 1 and then Turn 2, then he felt like he could have given him a little more space to work.
“I’m sure the other person will argue differently. But I think if you look at it objectively, you have to say it’s a racing incident.”
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