Max Verstappen has stressed a battle with McLaren in Formula 1‘s Canadian Grand Prix is “not even in my head” as Red Bull’s prospects will be limited to the podium. Verstappen capitalised on changeable conditions to beat Lando Norris to the win in Montreal last term,

Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for driving into Mercedes' George Russell in the final stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, which brings his total over the past 12 months up to 11, with 12 leading to an automatic one race ban. Only after the Austria race will he start losing points again to diminish that threat.

Max Verstappen heads to the Canadian Grand Prix on the brink of a one-race ban with one more infringement could see him miss out on valuable championship points.