Max Verstappen at the limit: Is the racing lock in the F1 competition now threatens?

Max Verstappen at the limit: Is the racing lock in the F1 competition now threatens?

Murtal, Österreich - Max Verstappen, the talented superstar of Formula 1, is under the pressure of his own mistakes. He currently has a total of 11 penalty points on his super license, and the risk of a racing lock is within reach. To be precise, if you reach 12 points within a year, it could be serious for him at the next race in Canada before the motorsport circus comes to the home race in Spielberg. Red Bull Motor Sports Advisor Helmut Marko remains optimistic and does not believe that Verstappen cannot drive in Austria, which calms the fans a little, because the "trembling around the superstar on the ring" has already started how meinbzirk.at reports.

The last 23 Grands Prix were a roller coaster ride for Verstappen. He collected penalty points in six of these races. He got his first two in Spielberg last year when he both got involved in an accident in a duel with Lando Norris, which Norris cost the race. Verstappen, however, remains the punishment and finished fifth. He collected the following points in Mexico, Brazil, Qatar and another incident with Oscar Piatri. The situation continues to come to a head, because three penalty points from the last race in Barcelona are now the reason for its tense situation. There, an accident with George Russell led to a further punishment that catapulted off on the critical 11 points, such as [Motorsport-Magazin.com] (https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-293913-knapp-vorrensperre-Hat-max-verstappense-11- Formel-1-Straftpunkt-kassierung/) in a current analysis.

The causes of the penalty points

• collision with Lando Norris - Austria (June 30, 2024): 2 penalty points for aggressive drive.
• norris push several times - Mexico (October 27, 2024): 2 points for two incidents.
• violation of yellow - Brazil (November 2, 2024): 1 point for accelerating too early.
• Block by George Russell - Qatar (November 30, 2024): 1 point for disability.
• collision with Oscar Piatri - Abu Dhabi (December 8, 2024): 2 points for collision.
• Collision with George Russell - Barcelona (June 1, 2025): 3 points for an incident while he had to ask him.

his next race in Canada, which is imminent, could be crucial. Verstappen must be particularly careful not to collect any further point. The pressure increases, because until the end of the month there are only two penalty points and the possibility of a lock threatens if it is not careful. A poor Formula 1 weekend could endanger its World Cup chances, such as [formel1.de] (https://www.formel1.de/news/2025-06-02/wie-sich-max-verstappen-punkt-punkt-zur-sperre-manoevrated.

The pressure is therefore closer to five times world champion, whose fans want to draw hope that he may still get the curve and also shows his spectacular skills in these critical times. In the coming weeks it will be shown whether Verstappen can master this challenge and that his reputation is one of the best drivers of Formula 1 or whether the worries about a possible race will take him out of the competition.