Red Bull Racing officials have come out and explained their decision to drop Liam Lawson from the second seat of their team and choose to promote Yuki Tsunoda.

Max Verstappen has hinted at a future relationship with Honda after the Japanese engine maker's highly successful partnership with Red Bull finishes at the end of the Formula 1 season. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

But there are a whole host of teams working tirelessly to close the gap. Mercedes star George Russell finished on the podium in both races, while Red Bull 's four-time world champion Max Verstappen can never be discounted, and Lewis Hamilton already has a sprint win under his belt at Ferrari.