Verstappen vows to 'race like I always do'

MONTREAL -- Max Verstappen vowed to "race similar I ever do" contempt uncovering himself connected the verge of a one-race ban.

Even a insignificant transgression astatine this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix oregon the Austrian Grand Prix could sideline the reigning satellite champion for the adjacent event.

The Dutchman's controversial slam into the broadside of George Russell's Mercedes 2 weeks agone successful Spain moved him to 11 punishment points, 1 distant from the maximum allowed successful a 12-month period.

Verstappen, famed for his all-or-nothing attack to adjacent quarters racing, promised to instrumentality to that mindset crossed the adjacent 2 weeks.

"No, thing changes. No [change successful approach]," helium said. "I cannot conscionable backmost retired of everything. I'm conscionable going to contention similar I ever do, I spot myself. Is it just that I'm connected 11 points? I don't know. But astatine the aforesaid time, beingness isn't fair. I don't interest astir it, I conscionable travel present to contention and I volition ever contention hard."

"I'm not here, of course, to effort and get a ban."

Penalty points tin beryllium dished retired by the stewards for a scope of things from causing a collision to not slowing correctly for a virtual information car.

Asked if helium thinks its just helium has recovered himself connected a cusp of a ban, helium said: "I don't request to spell into that to beryllium honest. I mean, what is fair?

"If you look astatine it similar that. I don't interest astir it. I conscionable travel present to race.

"And I volition ever contention hard. Race however I deliberation I should race. And past we spell connected to the adjacent race."

Verstappen had initially been unapologetic successful the media interviews aft the Spanish Grand Prix, though helium aboriginal shared a station to societal media saying the incidental with Russell "was not right" and "shouldn't person happened."

The Dutch operator stopped abbreviated of a nationalist apology to Russell, but admitted the infinitesimal had been an mistake of judgement connected his part.

"[The station was] sharing my presumption of things, however I thought that contention panned out. Not perfect for me, but that was my statement. And past I went backmost to enjoying my day.

"It was a misjudgment, you know, intelligibly successful the corner. But you don't request to spell into afloat item of why, however and what. Everyone makes mistakes successful life. Everyone learns from them and we conscionable determination on."

Verstappen is 3rd successful the championship, 39 points down McLaren's Lando Norris.