By Alan Baldwin MONTREAL (Reuters) -Red Bull spoke to Formula One's governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn them that Max Verstappen's rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban,

The FIA hit the Red Bull star and four-time world champion with a 10-second penalty in the race, followed by three penalty points on his super license. That means Verstappen enters the Canadian Grand Prix with 11 points total on his super license in total. F1's rules dictate 12 penalty points in a 12-month period trigger a one-race suspension.

With Max Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Red Bull's Christian Horner said the team alerted the relevant authorities to the prospect of rivals potentially goading the Dutchman into an i