Max Verstappen has announced that "nothing [will be] changed" regarding an alteration of his driving style as the threat of a race ban hangs over him. Just one more penalty point for the Dutchman during this weekend's
Canadian Grand Prix will result in the
Red Bull Racing driver being banned for the following race at the Austrian Grand Prix.
It comes after the four-time world champion was handed three penalty points for his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, bringing his penalty point tally up to 11, just a point away from 12, which will result in a race ban.
Max Verstappen and George Russell had yet another flashpoint in their rivalry on the track after their clashes at the 2024 Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.
Verstappen discards any thought of changing his racing
However, despite the looming threat of a race ban, the 27-year-old says nothing will change concerning behaving differently on the track in the coming weeks.
"No, nothing changed. Why should I?" Verstappen quickly dismisses.
"It is what it is. I was on eight points before and now it's 11. I mean, I cannot just back out of everything. I'm just going to race like I always do. I trust myself. I just come here to race, and I will always race hard, how I think I should race. And then we go on to the next race."
Verstappen is not worried about race ban
Verstappen previously stated that if a ban were to happen, he wouldn't lose sleep over it. "'If you look at it, you know, in general, missing a race is not ideal, but it's not the end of the world," the four-time world champion mentioned. Regarding the apologies to, among others, Russell after the chaos of the Grand Prix in Barcelona, Verstappen also commented.
"I simply stated my opinion on how I see things and how the race went in that statement. It was obviously not ideal for me, but well, that was my statement. After that, I just enjoyed my day",
he said here.
This article was written in collaboration with Ludo van Denderen