A recent twist in the Verstappen F1 future saga was Red Bull’s sudden axing of Christian Horner, their team boss of 20+ years, with former F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle arguing such a move would not have been made without it being one which kept Verstappen at the team.

A well-known analyst (and former F1 driver himself) was certain, saying off the record to GPblog in Hungary: if Max Verstappen had driven for Racing Bulls this season, the Italian team would have won Grands Prix.