Red Bull considering protest over Hamilton’s punishment

Max Verstappen's Red Bull team are considering a protest against Lewis Hamilton's punishment in Sunday's controversial British Grand Prix.

Hamilton was dealt a tensecond penalty following his 190mph collision with Verstappen at Silverstone.

But while the Red Bull driver was forced to retire, his Mercedes rival raced to victory, slashing the championship deficit from 33 points to only eight.

It is understood Red Bull are reviewing whether to lodge an appeal against the stewards' verdict, which theybelievetobetoolenient.

Verstappen’s father Jos, who competed in 106 races and was a former teammatetomichaelschumacher, said Hamilton should have been disqualified.

Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Verstappen Snr, 49, who travelled with his son to hospital,said:"itisreallyunacceptable what Hamilton did.

"Max gave him space and was front of him. You cannot overtake on the inside of Copse. A ten-second penalty is really ridiculous. As far as I am concerned they should have banned him from the race."

Hamilton vows he will continue to always race ‘hard but fairly’

Lewis Hamilton said he will continue to race "hard but fairly" after Max Verstappen accused the Briton of being dangerous, disrespectful and unsportsmanlike following their 190mph collision at the British Grand Prix.

Verstappen tweeted: "Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour but we move on."

Hamilton responded: "Today is a reminder of the dangersinthissport.isend my best wishes to Max who is an incredible competitor. I'm glad to hear he is OK. "I will always race hard but always fairly.”