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The epic team-mate rivalry we now won't get

Until recently, Red Bull was worried about the very real prospect of Max Verstappen being able to walk away - with Mercedes surely in his sights. That's no longer a possibility, meaning for now, at least, the best of F1's current crop won't be going head-to-head in the same car

Red Bull may have been slightly disappointed to have seen Max Verstappen miss out on winning the Hungarian Grand Prix, but second place did at least ensure one thing: the Dutchman is now guaranteed to be staying put for 2020.

After months of speculation that Verstappen could drop a driver market bombshell and activate an exit clause he had in his contract, word in the Hungaroring paddock was that his result was enough to close off that avenue beyond all doubt.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.