Red Bull chief Christian Horner has insisted the British Grand Prix was a “very weird race” as the performance of cars varied on the track depending on the conditions. The Grand Prix started and ended in dry conditions, with rain falling in the middle.

And Horner explained: “It was a very weird race. I think if anybody can explain the pace of their [Mercedes] car they would be doing very well because it seemed to move around.

“The Mercedes has always been strong in the cooler conditions, and they looked to have things pretty much in control. Then Lewis came alive as it started to rain, and then the McLaren really came alive and passed both of us. So it was moving around depending on what was going on.

“In those conditions, you’d expect Max to then really come alive as well, but he was struggling at that point.

“Then, as the circuit started to dry out, the pace arrived back and we were at times six, seven-tenths a lap quicker than Lewis and Lando [Norris].”