Red Bull apologized to Antonelli.

      An emotional statement by Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, and then by Helmut Marko, who after the finish said that Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli had deliberately let Lando Norris through, sparked a wave of attacks against the young Italian and even death threats. Antonelli even had to close his social media accounts.

      Today Marko has changed his position, and Red Bull published an official statement.

      “The comments made before the end of the Qatar Grand Prix and immediately afterwards suggesting that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli deliberately allowed Lando Norris to pass are unequivocally false.

      The footage shows that Antonelli briefly lost control of the car, allowing Norris to overtake him. We deeply regret that this led to insults directed at Kimi online,” Red Bull said.