McLaren CEO Zak Brown has also weighed in on the swirling rumours surrounding Max Verstappen, admitting he's been closely following the situation as an interested observer — even though he has no intention of changing the team’s current driver line-up.

Max Verstappen has been strongly linked with a switch from Red Bull to Mercedes and McLaren chief Zak Brown has given his verdict on what would be a blockbuster F1 move

Christian Horner has said cheekily Oscar Piastri would be his number one target to replace Max Verstappen if he were to leave Red Bull Racing.