Mika Hakkinen, F1 world champion with McLaren cannot comprehend how Red Bull Racing didn't let Max Verstappen know of the strategic decision that would derail his Spanish Grand Prix. As Andrea Kimi Antonelli lept out of his stricken Mercedes in the latter stages of the Grand Prix in Montmeló,

Red Bull have dropped a major hint as to who will step in if Max Verstappen is handed a one-race ban from Formula 1. The four-time world champion is on the verge of suspension after deliberately crashing into George Russell during the final laps of last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen is just a single penalty point away from a race ban, meaning Red Bull has to consider its contingencies.