New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Red Bull has said that they "sincerely" regret the comments hurled at Qatar Grand Prix against Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, which has led to him receiving death threats.

Mercedes has revealed that Antonelli even changed his profile picture to all black after receiving negative messages.

Gianpiero Lambiase, the race engineer of Max Verstappen, claimed during the race that Antonelli "just pulled over and let Norris through". The comment was made during the penultimate lap when Antonelli ran a bit wide and Norris, the McLaren driver, went past him to secure the fourth position.

After this moment, Norris managed to get two more points, and is thus leading Verstappen by 12 instead of 10 points ahead of the final race in ...