Red Bull opted to pit Verstappen and put hard tyres on, a decision which did not work, before an incident with Charles Leclerc which the FIA investigated but took no further action against. “He struggled to fire up the hard tyre and understeered wide,” Alice Powell told Channel 4.

Red Bull's senior advisor has opened up about Max Verstappen's highly controversial incident with George Russell that brought him one step closer to a race ban.

With Max Verstappen just one point away from a one-race suspension, there are several drivers who would be chomping at the bit to step in and make their mark