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Horner: Penalising Max would have been crazy after a race like that

Red Bull's Christian Horner said Max Verstappen's victory at the Austrian Grand Prix was exactly what Formula One needed after recent criticism, adding that to have had the result changed due to a penalty would have been "incomprehensible".

Verstappen claimed a thrilling win on track, passing Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and then race-leader Charles Leclerc in the second stint. His pass on Leclerc was a late-braking attempt on the inside of Turn 3 and saw the Ferrari driver squeezed wide after light contact -- the stewards investigated it after the race.

After a lengthy delay, the stewards confirmed they would take no further action on what was deemed to have been a racing incident -- Ferrari confirmed it will not appeal the decision.