Horner and Red Bull "will discuss" will show the stewards new images of the Verstappen-Piastri incident

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has said the Austrian team "will have a discussion" with the stewards regarding the Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen turn 1 incident at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Verstappen started from pole position at the Jeddash Corniche Circuit, but a fantastic start from Piastri on his inside meant he was overtaken off the line. Verstappen tried to stay ahead around the outside, but he ran out of space, meaning he had to cut turns 1 and 2 and return to the track, retaking the lead.

The Duchman came over the team radio immediately over the radio to say that he hadn't been given any room, with Piastri also coming over the radio to say that, in his opinion, Verstappen never intended to make the corner.

The stewards decided that Piastri was ahead at the corner on the inside, meaning that it was his corner, and that resulted in Verstappen gaining an advantage that was not given back after staying ahead of the Australian after cutting the corner, meaning he was handed a five-second time penalty.

Verstappen's five-second penalty meant he was overtaken by Piastri during the first round of stops

Horner will chat to the stewards but knows a change in decision is "probably unlikely"

Red Bull will present the onboard footage of Verstappen's race start in Jeddah to the stewards, although there is no immediate request for a right of review.

However, Horner does not rule out that option, with the Austrian team saying that Verstappen's onboard footage was not available at the time the penalty was given.

Horner previously said he disagreed with the punishment, calling it a "very harsh decision". During the post-race interview, the team boss also showed a screenshot of Verstappen's onboard footage, with those pictures showing that the Dutchman's left front wheel was just in front of Piastri's at the entry to the first corner. The team want to present these images to the stewards before a decision is made on whether or not to request a right of review.

When asked if the team is considering submitting that right of review, Horner told GPblog: “I think, again, we'll have a discussion. We'll put this in front of them first, but I think it's probably unlikely.”

The Brit also confirmed that a conversation with the race director, Rui Marques, has, and cannot, taken place: “No, you can't speak to him anymore.”

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Many thought Red Bull should have assumed that Verstappen would be penalised as soon as the incident was noted by the race management and should have given the position back to Piastri, but Horner quashed those thoughts.

“Yeah, you can do thar, but then you give up the lead,” Horner emphasised.

"We felt we hadn't really done anything wrong. First corner, racing incident, two cars going in, I don't know where he's supposed to go. At this point, he can't just vanish.

“Oscar's had a good start. Max has had an average start. They've ended up side by side. But, as per the FIA rules, the front wheel ahead has to be at least in line with the mirror. It's very, very, very, very close,” added the 51-year-old Brit.

This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder