Max Verstappen showed his irritation with questions about penalty points and race bans after qualifying on the front row for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix alongside old foe George Russell.

Defending F1 champion Max Verstappen lashed out at a reporter at being repeatedly questioned on the prospect of being slapped with a race ban after qualifying second for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

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

Defending world champion Max Verstappen is currently one penalty point away from a race ban as he heads into the Canadian Grand Prix.

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.

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from getting a race ban. Normally, focus is on a race, but can Verstappen also receive a penalty point during a training session? With eleven penalty points

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.

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.