Motor racing-Red Bull blame human error for Verstappen unsafe release


Formula One F1 - Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, United States - May 3, 2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen with a damaged front wing in the pit lane after he made contact with Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli REUTERS/Shawn Thew

MIAMI (Reuters) -Red Bull blamed human error after Max Verstappen was released into the path of Mercedes' pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli in the pitlane during Saturday's Miami Grand Prix sprint.

The four-times world champion was handed a 10 second penalty, dropping him to last overall, but the incident also wrecked Antonelli's afternoon with the 18-year-old finishing 10th.

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