Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan is “not surprised” that McLaren “rolled a hand grenade into the situation” that was Max Verstappen’s Brazil engine change.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella queried how Verstappen’s new engine would be represented in Red Bull’s F1 cost cap compliance, though Monaghan does not anticipate any repercussions coming Red Bull’s way. Indeed, the FIA has backed away from getting involved.

Red Bull comfortable with Max Verstappen engine change

Red Bull had opted to overhaul Verstappen’s RB21 setup and fit a new Honda engine after his Q1 elimination in Brazil. That meant that Verstappen was required to start from the pit lane.

The results were emphatic as Verstappen raced to a podium finish, though Stella raised a question mark, claiming that “these kind

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