Max Verst𓃲appen insists it would not be “the end of the w💜orld” if he was banned from an F1 race.

The four-time F1 world champion is one licence point away from triggering a suspension after he appeared to deliberately drive into the side of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s Mercedes during their late battle at the ജSpanish Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen was also handed a 10-second penalty for the controversial clash which dropped him from fifth to 10th in the results, leaving him 49 points adrift of championship leader168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri.

The Dutchman admitted 💖on social media the🐽 day after the incident that the move was “not right and shouldn’t have happened”.

Verstappen was asked how much he is thinking about his penalty points situation heading into this🌃 weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

“It’s there right, there’s n🅷othing you can do about it,” Verstappen told Sky Sports F1ꦫ.

“We just focus ahead and try to do the best we can every single time. It’s not changing my approach and I cannot speak for♋ others.”

Verstappen must navigate the next two races in Canada and Austria without any further discretions if he is to avoid becoming just the second driver in history to be fꦏorced to spend a race on the sidelines due to F1’s pe🍨nalty points rules.

Asked how much it would hurt if he missed a race, the Red Bull driver replied: “If you look at it i♛n general, missing a race is not ideal, but it’s not the end of the world.”

Speaking in a later ⭕media session, Verstappen told reporters in Montreal: "I cannot just back out of everything - I'm just going to race like I always do. I trust myself.

"Is it fair that I'm on 11 points? I don't know. But at the same time, life is not fair, you knඣow, so if you loꦉok at it like that, I don't worry about it.

"I just come here to race and I will alwaꦯys race hard, race how I think I should race. And then we go on to the next race.꧃”

Russell: Verstappen penalty would be deserved

While Russell acknowledged it was good Verstappe♍n took accountability for his actions in Barcelona, he believes the Dutchman would be deserving of a race ban if he were to rea🅠ch 12 penalty points.

"His actions cost him, and they benefited me. So, I should be almost thanking him. But it's good to see that he took aඣccountability, which I 𝕴was a bit surprised,” Russell said.

"I think h🔯e was trying to run me off the road, but I don't think he was trying to intentionally crash in🍨to me. I think he just misjudged it.

“If he gets his 12 points, it wouldn't be unjust, yo🥀u know. So th🅺at's literally why it's there.”