It was interesting listening to Zak Brown after this statement win by Oscar Piastri. McLaren’s chief executive was fulsome in his praise for the Australian, as you would expect. “I asked him yesterday what he had for breakfast, because I think we all need to have it,” Brown joked. “Oscar was dominant all weekend.”

Now, the grid returns to Bahrain - where pre-season testing took place in February - for the second race in the Asian triple-header. Verstappen won last year’s race in Bahrain, leading home a Red Bull one-two. Follow live updates from the Bahrain Grand Prix with The Independent - qualifying started at 5pm (BST).