Max Verstappen took issue with a question about his penalty points at the Canadian Grand Prix, describing the discourse as ‘childish’ and stating that he was ‘p***ed off’ by the comments. The Dutchman is one point away from a ban and won’t drop any from his FIA super license until July.

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.

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.

Once cast as Formula 1’s villain, Red Bull's Max Verstappen has been unexpectedly humanised by TikTok - cat videos and all

Max Verstappen topped Friday's first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc crashed out of the session.

Lando Norris set the fastest time in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for this weekend’s Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. Having labelled Friday McLaren’s “worst of the year”, Norris recovered on Saturday and led the field with a 1m11.