“Yeah, absolutely,” Wolff told Sky Sports F1 when asked if it would be a shame for Verstappen to miss a race. “He’s a main protagonist. He has his rough edges, but is also a fair racer, and we’ve seen it yesterday that when he’s called out, that wasn’t an issue.”

Max Verstappen has snapped back at continued questions over a potential race ban given his penalty points situation after he was beaten to pole position in Canada by George Russell