Red Bull spoke to Formula 1'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.

One race on from Brookes’ difficult chat with Verstappen, Ted Kravitz also found himself on the wrong side of the reigning world champion. He accused the pit lane reporter of ‘singling out’ Red Bull ’s senior race strategy engineer, Stephen Knowles, over the Russell incident.

Just weeks before the sport blurs fact with fiction with the F1 movie launch, the Canadian GP read a lot like a nail-biting screenplay.

Max Verstappen has been in another contentious exchange with a journalist over the aftermath of his run-in with George Russell in Barcelona. Sky Sports' Rachel Brookes was on the receiving end of Verstappen's bluntness shortly after the chequered flag flew in Catalunya,

In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements. Some of the incidents from last season weren’t egregious per se, such as driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying,

Derek Warwick, the former Formula One driver, has been suspended from his role as a steward at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after making “unauthorised media comments” about Max Verstappen.

Charles Leclerc could look around for other options should Ferrari fail to improve. The Monegasque driver is rumoured to have a contract until 2029 with the team, but with clauses, he could leave the Scuderia.

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