His first answer to moderator Tom Clarkson was more than six minutes long and encompassed a range of topics, from his love of Imola in what is set to be the circuit’s final furlong on the F1 calendar to a thoughtful tribute to Fernando Alonso’s long-serving physio Fabrizio Borra, who died this week.

Lando Norris has kept McLaren's clean sheet intact atop the Imola leaderboard in Saturday's third practice session for F1's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Norris headed McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen in third.

Piastri heads both practice sessions at Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, as Isack Hadjar's off causes a red flag