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Red Bull formally rules out right of review of Max Verstappen's Saudi F1 penalty

Red Bull has formally ruled out launching a right-of-review petition against Max Verstappen's decisive five-second time penalty in Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Polesitter Verstappen was penalised for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the start of the race, going off after a duel with McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Verstappen and Red Bull decided not to hand the position back to Piastri because they felt they were forced off the circuit and were ahead at the apex, but the FIA race stewards took a different view and handed the Dutchman a five-second penalty which he served at his only pitstop.

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