Max Verstappen could be set to serve a grid penalty at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix in a fresh blow to the Red Bull driver’s F1 2024 title hopes.

Max Verstappen facing grid penalty at Brazilian Grand Prix

Speaking to Austrian outlet ORF, Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has hinted that Verstappen is likely to take an engine penalty in Brazil, where a grid drop is considered less “severe” due to the overtaking-friendly nature of the Interlagos circuit.