With 11 penalty points on his licence, the reigning world champion finds himself on the brink of a race ban – a sanction that could effectively ruin his already fading chances of defending his title this year.

Max Verstappen says frustration caused “a move that was not right and shouldn’t have happened”, a day after he initially seemed unrepentant over his his collision with George Russell at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Formula 1 ’s penalty points system has been placed under the spotlight after Max Verstappen ’s punishment for his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Dutchman was handed a 10-second time penalty for ramming Russell late in the race, before the FIA gave the Red Bull driver three penalty points on his FIA superlicence.