In the wake of the controversial collision between Max Verstappen and George Russell at the 2025 F1 Spanish GP, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner railed against lack of communication from race control.

Max Verstappen believes that the "racing standards" currently pose the "biggest issue" in Formula 1, his verdict after an eventful Spanish GP.

If a driver reaches 12 penalty points on their FIA Super License over a single calendar year period, they are hit with a one-race penalty ban. Last season Kevin Magnussen missed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after accumulating enough penalty points to trigger the one-race ban at the previous race, the Italian Grand Prix.