Hamilton and Ferrari, meanwhile, will hope to be in contention for their first win of the season. While the Brit crossed the line at his home race in P4, it was a significant step forward for the 40-year-old, who demonstrated front-row pace in qualifying on Saturday before a late Q3 error left him on row three.

Red Bull has replaced Christian Horner with a long-time F1 engineer, who is already calling on his experience as he meets his new team