After a first practice session that saw Tsunoda a little over a tenth behind Verstappen — with the sixth-fastest lap of the session behind the fifth-fastest posted by Verstappen — Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner confirmed the “rules of engagement” between the two drivers.

Out of all the drivers who have tried and failed to fulfil their promise at Red Bull, Alex Albon put it best – in a non- F1 spiel – in explaining the seismic challenge one faces with a car engineered to the demands of the team’s leading driver,

Newly-installed Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda has explained why he won't be asking four-time Max Verstappen for any advice on driving the RB21 ahead of his first race as part of the team. The 24-year-old joined the team from Racing Bulls last week when Liam Lawson was controversially demoted after just two races.