Penalty points last for 12 months in F1, and so Verstappen’s slate won’t start clearing until June 30, the day after the Austrian Grand Prix. And even that is just two points falling off, if he navigates clean weekends in Canada and Austria in the coming weeks.

Max Verstappen is on the verge of receiving a one-race ban from Formula 1 following his controversial collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix. In the final laps of Sunday’s race, which was won by Oscar Piastri,

George Russell has joked Max Verstappen will be ‘even more aggressive’ on track as he teeters on the edge of a race ban. With Verstappen having amassed 11 penalty points since last year’s Austrian Grand Prix,