The reigning world champion was handed a 10-second penalty for the incident on lap 64 with the pair fighting for the lead which resulted in them colliding and allowed Mercedes’ George Russell to sweep through for victory.
Speaking at Red Bull Racing headquarters in Milton Keynes ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, team principal Horner backed Verstappen’s approach and expects more close racing between him and McLaren rival Norris.
“I understand they’ve spoken already, I don’t think there is any issue,” Horner told Sky Sports News. “Certainly, from Max’s side, he’s not going to change.
“There’s an element, I think, of Lando learning how to race Max and they’re discovering that. Inevitably, there is going to be more close racing between the two of them as the cars look so close over the forthcoming races.
“Max is a hard racer – he’s probably one of the hardest racers on the circuit and everybody knows that if you’re going to race against Max, he’s going to give as good as he gets.”
