After their wildly controversial coming together in Barcelona two weekends ago, all eyes will be on George Russell and Max Verstappen when they start alongside each other on the front row of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix a single point away from a one-race suspension following his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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.

Mathias Lauda, the son of three-time world champion Niki, believes Max Verstappen should sit out the 2026 season. When the son of the Austrian world champion was asked about where he thinks Verstappen will end up the next season,

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