George Russell claimed Max Verstappen tried to ‘scare’ him but failed when they collided in Spain last week, and added that the Dutchman would deserve a ban if tried it again.

The quadruple world champion was angry at being asked by his Red Bull team – incorrectly as the stewards deemed – to hand back his place to Russell after an earlier skirmish. They made contact, in a move he later took responsibility for, towards the end of the race in Barcelona.