“We thought we would be nearer, but in Sector 2 we are just losing four tenths – not only us,” Helmut Marko told Motorsport.com.

Lando Norris closed the gap on his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to just eight points at the top of the drivers’ championship, with victory at the British Grand Prix last time out.

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen has opened up on the lesser-known details of Christian Horner's exit and if the departure has affected him in any way. The four-time world champion confirmed that he knew about Horner's ousting in advance, revealing that the Red Bull management decided to follow an alternate approach.

Verstappen has won all his titles at Red Bull, starting in 2021, but his chances of a fifth in a row are receding fast as McLaren dominate.