Max Verstappen insists it would not be “the end of the world” 🌠if he was banned from an F🏅1 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 durඣing their late battle at the Spanish 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 mediܫa the day after the incident that the move was “not rigಌht and shouldn’t have happened”.

Verstappen was asked how much he is thinking about his penalty points situation heading into this 💛weekend’s Cana📖dian Grand Prix.

“It’s there right, there’s nothin🐼g you can do about it,” Verstappen told💜 Sky Sports F1.

“We just focus ahead and try to do the best we can every single time. It’s not changing ඣmy 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 becomi♎ng just the second driver in history to be forced to spend a race on the sidelines due to F1’s penalty points rules.

Asked how much it would hurt༒ if he missed a race, the Red Bull driver replied: “If you look at it in 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 goin🅠g 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 know, so if you ཧlook at it like that, I don't worry about it.

"I just come here to race and I will always race ha𒁏rd, 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 Verstappen took accountability for his actions in B൲arcelona, he believes the Dutchman would be deserving of a race ban if he were to reach 12 penalty points.

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

"I think he was trying to run🤪 me off the road, but I don't think he was trying to intentionally crash into me. I think he just 💛misjudged it.

“If he gets his 12 points, it wouldn't be unjust, you know. So that's literally why it's there.🧜”