Horner defends under-fire Verstappen

Max Verstappen will learn from the first-corner crash which ruined his Belgian Grand Prix, according to Red Bull chief Christian Horner.

Verstappen dived up the inside of Ferrari pair Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, which caused the former to spin his team-mate around.

Verstappen and Raikkonen were forced to pit, and they failed to recover as the Dutchman finished outside of the points in 11^th.

Ferrari have been strong in their criticism of Verstappen, but Horner insists there was nothing wrong with his choice.

"Drivers tend to sort these things on the circuit," he said.

"Max has pushed the limit today but the referees were happy so there are no more comments really from our side.

"It was firm, it was on the edge and he got away with it today and the stewards were happy with it.

"If there was an issue, or it contravened any rules, steward Danny Sullivan is a pretty experienced guy and he would have called them up or race director Charlie Whiting would have reported it to the stewards.

"When he looks back at it, it was on the edge.

"Maybe he will take another look at it and learn from it for future races."

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