The Spanish Grand Prix stewards declared the late-race crash was ‘undoubtedly caused’ by Verstappen, while Russell labelled it “deliberate”. Verstappen was initially defiant, before conceding in the cold light of Monday morning that his move was “not right”.

Regardless of the endless debate and varying perspectives, the fact remains that Verstappen lost a huge haul of points due to the penalty, and has severely hindered his chances of a fifth world title for unnecessary driving at the Spanish GP.

Max Verstappen and George Russell made a bold comparison between Lewis Hamilton and the Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen says he had to drive a defensive race despite an aggressive strategy in order to prevent Mercedes securing a one-two finish in the Canadian Grand Prix.

George Russell and Max Verstappen will renew their acquaintance into the first corner at Sunday's F1 Canadian Grand Prix, after qualifying first and second respectively on Saturda