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F1: Red Bull feared Russell gamesmanship

Christian Horner has revealed that his team warned the FIA of potential gamesmanship from rivals in Canada. Following his clash with George Russell in Spain, Max Verstappen went to Montreal knowing that he was just one point shy of an automatic race ban. Strong in all three practice sessions, the Dutchman snatched pole from Oscar Piastri on Saturday by 0.061s, only to have Russell go 0.160s quicker. In the trackside interviews, when asked about a potential clash with the Dutchman as they battled for the first corner, the Mercedes driver laughed: 'I've got a few more points on my license to play with. So, yeah, let's see.' However, even before Russell's comment, Red Bull had approached race...
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