Laurent Mekies might have faced an intense fortnight stepping into his new role as team principal, but he didn’t appear to be feeling the effects as he prepared to outline his vision.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen said Christian Horner's sacking as Red Bull boss would make no difference to decisions about his own future and the team still felt like a second family.

For Red Bull to succeed, a major undertaking will be sorting out its second car as its successive drivers keep failing to match team spearhead Max Verstappen.