Formula One is famous for making lots of noise, but the silence at Red Bull on Friday was frankly deafening. After the day of the long knives a fortnight ago – comprising the bombshell dismissal of team principal Christian Horner after 20 years and 405 consecutive races in charge,

Red Bull start life after Christian Horner with sprint win for Max Verstappen - Horner left the team earlier this month but his replacement, Laurent Mekies, has his first victory

Red Bull in freefall, are they?Max Verstappen won the first race since the sudden sacking of Christian Horner – a first-lap overtake setting up the Red Bull man for victory in the sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix.