Red Bull impose strict team order on Max Verstappen as race ban looms

With one race to go before Red Bull’s home event, and Max Verstappen one point away from a race ban, the reigning four-time World Champion has been ordered not to do anything “rash” in Canada.

That reveal comes from Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko, who described the event that Verstappen is banned for Red Bull’s home race in Austria – albeit an unlikely one – as a “disaster” for the team.

Max Verstappen under no ‘rash’ actions Red Bull order for Canadian GP

After picking up three penalty points for a controversial collision with Mercedes’ George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, Verstappen now has 11 on his FIA Super Licence, with 12 automatically triggering a one-race ban.

It means Verstappen will be walking a tightrope for the upcoming Canadian and Austrian GPs, with two due