“Everybody is aware of what opportunities are out there.That means barring his shock exit – rumours of which continue to do the rounds – neither Tsunoda nor Ricciardo will be stepping up to the senior team any time soon.we’re now starting to put performance on the car race by race.The circuit was already tricky from those earlier drops.but it was his Mercedes team-mate George Russell leading the way on a 1:13.though that number was not getting Hamilton too excited.a series of mistakes saw Russell slide to third on race day behind Verstappen and McLaren driver Lando Norris.

The step up he has made this year is simply phenomenal.Having not scored a point all season.with drivers working in the interests of their team but.For a full rundown of the Sprint format.this will result in that lap time being invalidated by the Stewards.questioning why the Australian was even in the sport.identical lap times were set in the battle for pole.