Max Verstappen is just a single penalty point away from a race ban, meaning Red Bull has to consider its contingencies during the F1 2025 season.

Verstappen being given three penalty points for his collision with George Russell in Spain means the four-time F1 World Champion is just one small transgression away from a race ban if he fails to have completely clean weekends in Canada and Austria.

What does Red Bull do if Max Verstappen is banned?

Verstappen is now on 11 penalty points over the past 12 months, with the Dutch driver needing to get to June 30 – the day after the Austrian Grand Prix – to shed two points from his FIA Super Licence and give himself a small bit of breathing room.

Just a single penalty point during the Canadian and Austrian grands prix weekends will move Verstapp

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