Christian Horner accused George Russell of ‘goading’ Max Verstappen into a race ban as tempers flared following a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix.

George Russell won his first race of the Formula 1 season as the Mercedes driver held off defending race winner Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said the “objective” had been made “reasonably clear” from George Russell ahead of his incident behind the Safety Car with Max Verstappen. Asked by the media whether he felt Russell was trying to goad Verstappen into passing him behind the Safety Car,