Max Verstappen arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix a single point away from a one-race suspension following his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix.

These performances caught the eye of Christian Horner and Helmut Marko. Red Bull view Lindblad as a potential long-term successor to Max Verstappen, and with rookie FP1 appearance quotas to satisfy in 2025 across two teams, the 17-year-old has the opportunity to step into F1 equipment before his 18th birthday arrives in August.

Verstappen has garnered 11 penalty points thus far, and the accumulation of another one could see him get banned for a race by the FIA.

Formula 1’s governing body has suspended a driver steward for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix over comments he made regarding a penalty Max Verstappen received two weeks ago.

Once cast as Formula 1’s villain, Red Bull's Max Verstappen has been unexpectedly humanised by TikTok - cat videos and all

Red Bull F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has not had the best of times being Max Verstappen's teammate and has been warned that improvements are needed at the Canadian GP 2025.

MONTREAL (Reuters) -Max Verstappen sees no need to change the way he goes racing despite the threat of a race ban hanging over him at the Canadian Grand Prix.