Red Bull demand official review into Lewis Hamilton’s penalty at Silverstone

Red Bull have made a request for an official review into the 10-second penalty handed out to Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion was given a 10-second sanction for his involvement in the collision that saw title rival Max Verstappen spin out of the race.

The incident occurred on the opening lap with replays suggesting the Dutch driver - who now leads Hamilton by just eight points on the Formula 1 driver’s standings - may have had the racing line.

Red Bull’s team boss Cristian Horner was fuming after the race, describing Hamilton’s subsequent win as “hollow”.

Despite the penalty, Hamilton still claimed victory in his home race. (PA)

Red Bull will now present new evidence of the accident to the stewards, who will convene to decide whether there should be a review.

Both Hamilton and Verstappen - along with a team representative from Mercedes and Red Bull respectively - will have to report to the stewards at Budapest’s Hungaroring on Thursday at 3pm.