Max Verstappen has hit out at repeated questions about his F1 race ban threat after 2025 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying

Red Bull racing driver Max Verstappen called the talk around his possible race ban as childish ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen is on the verge of a possible race ban after a collision with Mercedes’ George Russell lost him three points, taking his tally to 11.

Mercedes’ Russell took pole position for the second year in a row for the Canadian Grand Prix. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The FIA hit the Red Bull star and four-time world champion with a 10-second penalty in the race, followed by three penalty points on his super license. That means Verstappen enters the Canadian Grand Prix with 11 points total on his super license in total. F1's rules dictate 12 penalty points in a 12-month period trigger a one-race suspension.

Mathias Lauda, the son of three-time world champion Niki, believes Max Verstappen should sit out the 2026 season. When the son of the Austrian world champion was asked about where he thinks Verstappen will end up the next season,