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Horner says Red Bull was unfazed by Mercedes appeal threat

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says his team never believed that Max Verstappen's world title would have been put in jeopardy by a potential appeal process initiated by Mercedes. Following the outcome of last weekend's controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Mercedes protested how the race's safety car proceedings were handled by FIA race director Michael Masi. However, the stewards rejected the Brackley squad's protest which prompted the team to consider an appeal. But Mercedes, while severely judging Masi's actions, ultimately dropped its appeal threat on Thursday. "We didn't really feel that there were grounds for a threat," Horner admitted, speaking on Thursday evening at...
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