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It might mean they lost out on the constructors' championship, depending on their margin to their rivals, but they would win the drivers' because of Verstappen's ability.

Red Bull are fourth in the constructors' championship - or to put it another way, last of the top four teams - with no obvious way of improving on that position.

The 51-year-old has been in charge of the Formula 1 team since its inception in 2005, leading them to eight drivers' championship and six constructors' championship titles.

Despite a shaky last couple of races, on the basis of both performance and results, Williams are a comfortable fifth in the constructors' championship.

The facts of Ferrari's current situation are that they entered the year, having come close to winning the constructors' championship last season, believing and saying they could compete for the title.