With a twelfth penalty, Verstappen (27) is suspended for a race. At the end of June, after the upcoming races in Canada and Austria, two points will be eliminated.
“I stood at eight penalty points, now there are eleven. Well … I can’t suddenly withdraw from any duel on the track. I race like I want to race and don’t change anything. I trust myself,” said the Red Bull driver, who was hurled in Barcelona after a collision with George Russell (Mercedes).
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Verstappen wanted to waste few words about it. “Is it fair that I am on eleven points? I don’t know. But life is not always fair either. A suspension would of course not be ideal. I am not here to get a ban, haha. But I don’t think too much about it.”
What does Max Verstappen expect from Grand Prix from Canada?
The four -time world champion won in Montreal in the last three years. He does not expect to participate in the victory on Sunday (8 p.m. Dutch time). Unlike last season, it also seems to stay dry. “If we can fight for a podium place, with Mercedes and Ferrari, I think that would already be a good performance. I focus more on the other teams than on McLaren. A podium place will be difficult.”