BARCELONA, Spain — In a year in which McLaren has emerged as Formula One’s dominant team with a brilliant car and two outstanding drivers, Max Verstappen’s efforts to stay in the hunt for the World Championship must be applauded.

Stewards also issued Max Verstappen with three penalty points on his race superlicence for his collision with George Russell in Barcelona, taking him to 11 of a maximum 12 for the last 12 months; Vers

The world champion was penalised by 10 seconds at the end of the race and given three penalty points, bringing his total to 11 for a 12-month period

Max Verstappen may be banned from a Grand Prix after picking up three penalty points following contact with George Russell at the Spanish GP

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a race ban after being punished for driving into Mercedes rival George Russell during Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen will also race for Red Bull Racing in 2026. Even if the Red Bull Racing car is currently not strong enough to compete weekly with McLaren, a move for the Dutchman is definitively not on the table,

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Formula 1 star Max Verstappen created a stir in the waning moments of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix as he appeared to purposely make contact with driver George Russell.

With Max Verstappen's Spanish GP success pointed out, Yuki Tsunoda made it clear that his focus is solely on himself and his Red Bull career.