Christian Horner has said Red Bull pre-emptively approached the FIA Race Director to watch out for rivals ‘goading’ him. With Verstappen on 11 penalty points heading into the Canadian Grand Prix, the four-time F1 World Champion is just a single penalty point away from triggering an automatic race ban.

With Max Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Red Bull's Christian Horner said the team alerted the relevant authorities to the prospect of rivals potentially goading the Dutchman into an i

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.