Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from being handed a one-race suspension by the FIA and Red Bull have decided to apply for a superlicense for their young star

Verstappen is not looking like he is going to be able to challenge for the drivers' championship this year either, with Red Bull's lack of pace seeing the Dutchman fall 49 points behind standings leader Oscar Piastri after the first nine rounds of the season.

Red Bull have dropped a major hint as to who will step in if Max Verstappen is handed a one-race ban from Formula 1. The four-time world champion is on the verge of suspension after deliberately crashing into George Russell during the final laps of last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.