Albon, who joined Williams in 2022 and has since led the team’s charge, is being linked to a return to Red Bull. According to Formule1.NL, Thai ownership ‘would love’ to sign Albon and bring him back to Milton Keynes. Chalem Yoovidhya, who owns 49 per cent of the team, has a good relationship with his ‘fellow compatriot’.

Martin Brundle has put Red Bull on notice: they may yet lose Max Verstappen, not for next year, but for the year after. Verstappen himself closed the door on a potential departure from Red Bull, and