Breaking: Red Bull launch protests against George Russell victory

Red Bull has officially launched protests against George Russell's Canadian Grand Prix victory, following a late incident with Max Verstappen.

Russell controlled the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve from pole position and never looked back, with Verstappen having sat in second for the entire race. 

However, the pair found themselves back together in the final laps, following a late safety car caused by the McLarens crashing into each other. 

The race finished behind the safety car; however, along the main straight, Verstappen momentarily found himself ahead, due to Russell suddenly braking aggressively. 

It resulted in an immediate complaint from the four-time world champion over the radio, resulting in a clear message from race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase.

"George suddenly just aggressively braked," complained Verstappen. It led to Lambiase responding by saying: "Understood, thank you, we will check for any erratic driving."

Meanwhile, Russell was on his radio complaining about Verstappen, in what appeared to be a possible attempt to catch the Dutchman out to trigger a penalty point to cause a race ban. 

Russell said: "Verstappen just overtook me under the safety car."

After quickly watching the incident back, Lambiase was sharply back on the radio to Verstappen, informing him to be careful with the Mercedes driver. 

Lambiase told Verstappen: "That incident with Russell now being shown on the feeds, Max, it's pretty blatant. Just don't fall for the gamesmanship, OK? Thank you."