Formula One’s drivers and team principals were given a special private screening of the forthcoming Hollywood epic F1 in Monaco on Wednesday night, meaning much of Thursday’s media day in the paddock was taken over by their first impressions of the Brad Pitt blockbuster.

McLaren have both their drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, gunning for the Formula 1 drivers' title while Max Verstappen is the only Red Bull driver in that fight

Ex- F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Oscar Piastri ’s quiet confidence in the post-race cooldown room is a calculated message to teammate Lando Norris: “I’m better than you.” Piastri and Norris are the main protagonists in this year’s F1 title race.