George Russell and Oscar Piastri have reacted to the potential race ban that is currently looming over Max Verstappen ahead of the start of tomorrow's race. Will the Dutchman race differently? When posed the question if he felt more pressure going into the race in this particular predicament,

Max Verstappen was not in the mood to discuss the potential of his penalty-point ban after qualifying alongside George Russell on the front row of the Canadian Grand Prix.

George Russell threw down the gauntlet to Max Verstappen ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix after snatching pole position from the Dutchman. Russell produced a scintillating final lap in qualifying to clinch his first pole of the season, pipping Verstappen by 0.160 seconds, with championship leader Oscar Piastri is third.

Former F1 driver and GPDA chairman Alex Würz hopes that Max Verstappen will be involved in a "boring race" at the Canadian Grand Prix, saying he "cannot even think" about a potential race ban for