Max Verstappen took issue with a question about his penalty points at the Canadian Grand Prix, describing the discourse as ‘childish’ and stating that he was ‘p***ed off’ by the comments. The Dutchman is one point away from a ban and won’t drop any from his FIA super license until July.

George Russell quipped that he has the "penalty points" on his side as he prepares to launch from the Canada front row with Max Verstappen.

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.

If Verstappen collects one more penalty point on his racing license he will automatically miss the Austrian Grand Prix later this month.

Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from a race ban — and F1 pundit Martin Brundle says his rivals should goad him into scoring it.

Max Verstappen will start P2 at the Canadian Grand Prix, alongside George Russell. Will the penalty points on his license and the looming race ban be an issue? After his crash with Russell, Verstappen was handed a 10 second penalty and three points to his license after the Spanish Grand Prix.