Red Bull's Max Verstappen feels there is no chance Red Bull can match McLaren in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix, focusing his attention on a podium fight with Mercedes. Verstappen won the past three races in Canada, but the 2025 edition of the Montreal race looks set to tell a different story.

The penalty took his number of points over a 12-month period to 11, with 12 incurring a one-race ban. Such a punishment has only been handed out once in the history of F1, with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen missing the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last season after he hit the 12-point threshold.

"It's a bit different this time around," Verstappen conceded, while singling out Mercedes as Red Bull's biggest direct threat. "But I think if we can fight for a podium with Ferra