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.

Lando Norris has shot down suggestions Max Verstappen needs to change his approach after crashing into George Russell in the F1 Spanish GP

With a race ban looming if he collects just one more penalty point, Max Verstappen is adamant that his driving style will remain unchanged heading into the Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix. The reigning Formula One champion enters the weekend on thin ice after his run-in with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix