Christian Horner has said Red Bull pre-emptively approached the FIA Race Director to watch out for rivals 'goading' him.

Red Bull spoke to Formula 1's governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn them that Max Verstappen's rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban, according to team boss Christian Horner.

Max Verstappen has been linked with an exit from Red Bull and has even been approached by their rivals Mercedes and McLaren in the last year - though the four-time world champion remained loyal to the

In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements. Some of the incidents from last season weren’t egregious per se, such as driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying,

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. The four-time reigning Formula 1 champion is adamant he will not change his driving style despite the warning hanging over him to be on his best behavior.

Hello and welcome to another rivetting day of F1 news. Don't miss anything by keeping tabs on our daily liveblog: F1 LIVE. Sky Sports journalist Rachel Brookes became the target of online abuse following a tense post-race interview with Max Verstappen after the Spanish Grand Prix.

Verstappen has hit out at repeated questions about his F1 race ban threat after 2025 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying.