Max Verstappen’s participation in a charity sim racing event saw the Dutch driver fall foul of a practical joke by an F1 fan. Verstappen was taking part in a 23-hour endurance event, called ‘The Race for Mental Health’,

His frustrations with Herbert actually spanned back to the race in Singapore, after which the former Sky Sports F1 pundit criticised Verstappen for swearing during the Thursday press conference. The FIA punished him for this, but the Red Bull driver was furious thereafter and has stood his ground on the matter since.

Jos Verstappen sees Max Verstappen racing on long-term. But, while Verstappen enjoys this firm stranglehold on Formula 1, he has consistently cast doubt over his future in the ser

But, unlike in the United States Grand Prix when Verstappen escaped with no action taken by the FIA stewards, it was a very different story in Mexico as the stewards hit the reigning World Champion with not one, but two penalties that were worth a whopping 20 seconds in total.

The FIA have changed three of the stewards who handed Max Verstappen two 10-second penalties in Mexico ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Former driver Johnny Herbert, who received criticism from Verstappen's father last weekend, is the only steward who remains in place as teams head to Brazil.