Four-times world champion Verstappen arrived in Montreal with 11 penalty points on his super licence, following a collision with Mercedes' George Russell in Spain, and 12 triggering an automatic suspension. He will not shed any points until after Austria, Red Bull's home race, on June 29.

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:

Red Bull is requesting an exemption to Formula 1’s superlicence rules for Arvid Lindblad, which would allow him to participate in F1 sessions before his 18th birthday