Max Verstappen says Formula 1 is "annoying" and that questions about him racing under the threat of a race ban were "childish".

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

Max Verstappen showed his irritation with questions about penalty points and race bans after qualifying on the front row for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix alongside old foe George Russell. Mercedes' Russell took pole position for the second year in a row with Red Bull's Verstappen,

George Russell has addressed the reports linking Max Verstappen to Mercedes during a brutally honest interview. On Sunday, Russell, 27, won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ahead of Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli.

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A visibly irritated Max Verstappen said the "childish" focus on his penalty points situation was "already pissing me off."

Max Verstappen has been in another contentious exchange with a journalist over the aftermath of his run-in with George Russell in Barcelona. Sky Sports' Rachel Brookes was on the receiving end of Verstappen's bluntness shortly after the chequered flag flew in Catalunya,