Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from incurring a Formula 1 race ban ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, following his collision with George Russell in Barcelona

Red Bull spoke to Formula One’s governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn them that Max Verstappen’s rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban, according to team boss Christian Horner.

Christian Horner accused George Russell of ‘goading’ Max Verstappen into a race ban as tempers flared following a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has snapped back at continued questions over a potential race ban given his penalty points situation after he was beaten to pole position in Canada by George Russell

With Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Horner wanted to alert the relevant authorities to the prospect of the Red Bull driver being goaded into an incident in Montreal

With Max Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Red Bull's Christian Horner said the team alerted the relevant authorities to the prospect of rivals potentially goading the Dutchman into an i

MONTREAL - Red Bull spoke to Formula One's governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn them that Max Verstappen's rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban, according to team boss Christian Horner.