Max Verstappen faces an uphill battle to avoid a race ban as he’ll need to navigate a clean Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix

By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA (Reuters) -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.

Did Max Verstappen purposely run into George Russell near the end of the Spanish Grand Prix? The Mercedes driver certainly feels that way. Verstappen and Russell made contact as Russell went for a pass on Verstappen for fourth late in the race won by Oscar Piastri.