Max Verstappen has snapped back at continued questions over a potential race ban given his penalty points situation after he was beaten to pole position in Canada by George Russell

Russell beat Verstappen by 0.160 seconds to grab the fastest time just seconds after the Dutchman himself had taken it away from McLaren's Oscar Piastri.

Verstappen is now one penalty point away from a race ban and Russell could not help but goad the Red Bull driver ahead of the grand prix and turn one on Sunday.

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,

Verstappen has a total of 11 penalty points over a rolling 12-month period, which puts him one point shy of the one-race ban.