Max Verstappen faces an uphill battle to avoid a race ban as he’ll need to navigate a clean Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix

Verstappen has now accrued 11 points, with 12 to a driver’s name over 12 months triggering a race ban. Kevin Magnussen, driving for Haas last year, missed the 2024 Azerbaijan GP

Max Verstappen’s move on George Russell afforded stewards an opportunity to send a very loud message through the motorsport ranks as far as what is acceptable on track. Instead, they squandered the opportunity with a light punishment that does little to condemn or defer behaviour that has no place on a race track.