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Red Bull Racing have defended Max Verstappen 's actions during the Brazilian Grand Prix, and ' accept ed' the Dutchman's reasoning for the team order refusal. The Red Bull duo of Verstappen and Sergio Perez endured a controversial ending to the Brazilian GP. Verstappen refused to obey a team order to allow Perez to pass, with the Dutchman adding that he had his ' reasons ' for not allowing the overtake, which is believed to relate to an intentional crash for Perez at the Monaco GP. In a statement released ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Red Bull claimed that they gave Verstappen little warning about any team orders, and "accept" the Dutchman's reasons for not obeying the order. "As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil. We had not envisaged the situation that unfolded on the last lap and we had not agreed a strategy for such a scenario before the race," the statement read. "Regretfully, Max was only informed ...

IndyCar has issued a statement in the wake of death threats aimed at Callum Ilott after the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The former Ferrari junior has impressed since joining the American single-seater series last season and has been joined at Juncos by Argentinian touring car champion Agustin Canapino for the current campaign. But In Sunday's event, Ilott rejoined the race from the pits just in front of then-leader Canapino, who was off-sequence with the optimal strategy and holding up the real leaders. The Briton held onto position, as is permitted in IndyCar, but struggled for pace on cold tyres. The backlog led to frantic action, with Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward spinning and Canapino dropping positions. Ilott was targeted by the Argentine's fanbase post-race and revealed the extent of the abuse in a Twitter post. "Genuinely impressed by the amount of death threats and abuse I’ve received," said Ilott. "Definitely a new record by far, real...