“Singapore is the stage for the final F1 Grand Prix of Daniel Ricciardo,” claimed Robert Doornbos, Red Bull’s former reserve and test driver who now regards himself as an F1 analyst.

While a switch to Red Bull to replace Sergio Perez has not been ruled out, former McLaren star Mark Blundell believes that such a move would be a huge risk to Ricciardo's F1 career as it would limit his options should he fail to beat three-time world champion Verstappen.

McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors’ race. Now for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title. Oscar Piastri’s win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams’ standings — the key to F1’s lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.