Since then, Max Verstappen has finally confirmed his immediate future lies with Red Bull, while team principal Fred Vasseur has signed a contract extension with Ferrari.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are in a title race on their own and, one year on from McLaren’s team order fiasco in Budapest, there is ‘very little’ between the two drivers

Lando Norris completed a Hungarian Grand Prix practice double on Friday as runaway leaders McLaren dominated both sessions while leaving something in reserve and almost colliding at the end.