We’ve to got a great set-up for an intriguing Grand Prix in Qatar. George Russell – via a circuitous route – will start from pole for the second week in succession and the fourth time of the season, with champion-elect Max Verstappen alongside.

The victorious McLaren Sprint duo lock-out row two, and the Ferrari pair bracket sixth-placed Lewis Hamilton. As has been the narrative throughout most of this year, every one of those seven will be harbouring hopes of victory – but it’s going to be race pace rather than starting spot that decides the Qatar Grand Prix. And this, in turn, will be a question of finding the right strategy…