Formula One stewards rejected a Red Bull protest of George Russell's Canadian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes on Sunday.The stewards said in a lengthy statement issued five and a half hours after the end of the race that the protest was not founded.

Red Bull had claimed George Russell had contravened safety car rules with Max Verstappen finishing second in Montreal

According to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, the team's complaint is due to erratic driving behind the safety car and not leaving an appropriate gap. "Two protests that we've