Max Verstappen says constant questions about his overhanging race-ban threat are "very childish" and "p****** me off" after sealing second in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying.

The Dutchman is just one penalty point away from triggering a race suspension after a collision with George Russell, on pole in Montreal, last time out in Spain.

He had three points added to his superlicence for the incident, meaning he is walking a tightrope until June 30, and any points picked up either in Canada or Austria would take him past the limit.

Throughout Thursday's media day, Verstappen fielded questions about the possible ban, insisting he will not change his approach this weekend, but got frustrated when more were sent his way after he clinched a spot on the front row.

"I don't need to hear it again. It's really p****** me off," said Verstappen in the press conference when reference was made to his penalty points situation.

"I mean, you were speaking about it on Thursday. It's such a waste of time. It's very childish, so that's why I also don't want to say too much, because it's really annoying this world that we live in."

Verstappen was more upbeat when reflecting on his second-place finish in qualifying, as he bids to win a fourth consecutive Canadian Grand Prix.

Another win on Sunday would see him become the first driver in Formula One history to win this Grand Prix four times in a row, while he will make Red Bull's 200th start from the front row.

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"I felt good all weekend; the car was in a good window. This track is quite cool, it feels like a bit of a go-kart on the kerbs, and then you have the long straights, heavy braking. You need to be quite efficient on the straights, which I think we are in general," he said.

"Overall, I'm very happy with qualifying. I think the car was working quite well. The tough choice was the tyres, and I think we did the right thing.

"I'm already very happy with what we achieved to be on the front row. [Now], we can have a solid race."

Lando Norris, meanwhile, struggled in qualifying and will start from seventh in Sunday's race.

He missed the final chicane on the first lap of the top 10 shootout, and his second attempt was slower, which he then failed to improve on his final run, getting bumped further down the pecking order.

McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, who has a 10-point lead over Norris in the drivers' championship, qualified in third, leaving the Brit with work to do to stop that from extending too far by the end of Sunday's race.

"It's not ideal, just too many mistakes. I hit the wall in the last lap," Norris told Sky Sports.

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"I've got confidence, the car felt good, I just made too many mistakes.

"It's [the race pace] looked good, but it's not been as good as Max [Verstappen], we've [McLaren] clearly not had our advantage around this track compared to normal.

"It's a lot more of a track where you need very good ride and ability to take some bumps and very low grip.

"The car was quick, maybe the medium tyre was a bit quicker at the end of qualifying, but I think our pace is good enough, I'm just a bit too far back again."