George Russell calls out Verstappen: ‘Ban would be justified

The Mercedes driver stated in Montreal that he felt the penalty handed to Verstappen in Spain was justified. As is known, the Dutchman received a ten-second time penalty along with three penalty points on his license.

"If he reaches his 12 points, it's not unjust," said the Brit on the matter. "It's there for a reason. If that had taken me out of the race, it should be judged differently."

Aware of the possible suspension looming over the Dutchman, Russell believes he now has an important weapon to use to his advantage in the upcoming races: "We need to be smart and use it to our advantage''.

"I'll continue racing just the same, because in the end, I did that last week and it benefited me. And as we've said: if you keep driving this way, you'll accumulate penalty points and receive your punishment. Ultimately, he was penalized for that. So, for me it can continue this way and for a neutral observer, it makes it all the more interesting.”

George Russell also indicated in Montreal that he was very surprised by the apologies Verstappen had made. Here's what the Brit had to say about it.