Horner can 'imagine George is frustrated' amid possible Verstappen's move to Mercedes

When asked by Sky Sports once again about the rumors involving Max Verstappen and especially George Russell in the driver market, Christian Horner cut straight to the point, saying: ''It's a lot of noise. I think Max gets quite annoyed by it''.

He finally added: ''Everything is subject to noise. Obviously, within any contract, it remains confidential between the parties''.

George Russell was recently summoned by the stewards for an unsafe release in the pit lane during the final stages of Q3, with the official verdict shared just moments ago.

Verstappen, on the other hand, faced a very tough qualifying in front of his home fans, unable to fully exploit the maximum potential of his RB21 and the new upgrades due to unfortunate timing with a yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly.