What a difference a day makes. In practice on Friday, Max Verstappen was nowhere, his Red Bull car, in his words, “understeering to the moon”. Twenty-four hours later, the four-time world champion had somehow claimed the 44th pole position of his career,

Strolling with his usual swagger across the pit lane, Jose Mourinho was on ceremonial duties on Saturday in handing over the Pirelli pole position award at a murky Silverstone circuit. However, rather appropriately,