Never mind Christian Horner, Max Verstappen may have dropped a clue – at least amongst conspiracy theorists – that he too is leaving Red Bull after driving a silver Mercedes in his sim racing over the British Grand Prix weekend. But Helmut Marko says of that, so what, as Verstappen drives “an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, or an Audi” in real life.

After 20 years, eight drivers’ titles, six constructors’ titles, and 124 race wins, it all ended with a tearful speech in front of the entire workforce at the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes on Wednesday morning.