Red Bull spoke to Formula One's governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn them that Max Verstappen's rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban, according to team boss Christian Horner.

The FIA have announced the outcome of Red Bull's post-race protest at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix. Red Bull submitted a late protest in a bid to have Max Verstappen promoted ahead of George Russell in Montreal. An official statement shared by the FIA confirmed that the stewards dismissed the protest as laid out for the following reasons:

Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull approached the FIA ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix to keep them savvy to ‘gamesmanship’ involving Max Verstappen. The Dutchman went into the weekend one penalty point away from a one-race suspension. This was something that other drivers considered exploiting.