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

Reigning world champion had a deliberate-looking collision with George Russell during the Formula 1 race in Barcelona, and after initially playing down the incident, Max Verstappen has taken to social