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.

But what came after has him on the cusp of a one-race penalty ban. Following a late-stage restart Verstappen and Russell battled into the first turn in Barcelona. Red Bull instructed Verstappen to give a place back to the Mercedes driver,