the team’s line-up for the foreseeable future is locked in as Verstappen still has four years to run on his contract.
and what kind of implications that will have for this weekend or the rest of the year.
Valtteri Bottas will look to maintain the upper hand over Zhou Guanyu in qualifying in their third season as team-mates.
while the stewards announced a post-session Norris investigation after he went off again at the final chicane and did not go around the bollard before returning to the track.
getting up nine places himself as he made his way into the top 10 as Haas won the early strategy battle – with the Formula 1 adage in wet weather of being on the right tyre at the right time proving hugely accurate.