Max Verstappen 's management was involved in a phone call with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown 'some time ago', but the American executive's interest dried up after he 'knew how much he would have to pay'.

Max Verstappen is regularly linked with a Red Bull exit and McLaren chief executive Zak Brown has admitted even he has explored the possibility of signing the Dutchman

The FIA’s swear police would be having a field day. “S---,” exclaims Zak Brown as he dumps a forehand into the net during an early morning game of tennis with the Telegraph at Melbourne’s national tennis centre on Friday.

Liam Lawson was knocked out of qualifying in his first session as a senior Red Bull driver, having been off the pace all weekend. The Kiwi driver only set the 16th and 17th fastest times in FP1 and FP2 before being kept off the track for most of FP3 with a power unit issue,