The Red Bull driver said questions about his looming one-race ban were “really pissing” him off after he qualified second for the Canadian Grand Prix behind George Russell

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.

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Verstappen is just one point away from an automatic race ban after he was slapped with three points for crashing into Russell at the previous race in Spain. The Spanish Grand Prix

World champion Max Verstappen started Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix weekend on top after heading a chaotic first practice session on a slippery Montreal circuit. First practice at a relatively cool but sunny Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers,