Former Formula 1 driver and DTM race winner Timo Glock believes it would be wrong to dismiss Max Verstappen’s exit threats as bluffing. Verstappen has become increasingly disillusioned with the way F1 is run, with restrictions over expressing himself in public a particular source of frustration for him.

Max Verstappen’s rivals believe fatherhood will only improve him as a driver as Mercedes’ George Russell said he had no expectation of the Dutch driver being distracted or slowing down.

"It’s the stuff I dreamed of as a kid," said Lando Norris, who won last year's Miami Grand Prix for his first F1 win and since has added four more wins.