Aston Martin has registered seven changes to its AMR25 as it hopes to turn around a poor start to the year, with new floor body, edge, and diffuser components in an effort to extract more downforce from the underbody. As a result, the bodywork has also been reformed to suit the new floor.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen is free to let off steam in other motorsport series, but reaffirmed that the Dutchman’s “focus has to be” on Formula 1 following a secret test at the Nurburgring last week.

Max Verstappen finished the second free practice with a fifth-place spot. Crossing the finish line more than four-tenths behind Oscar Piastri, the Dutchman sees there is still plenty of work to be done to contest for the prizes.