Red Bull is starting to feel a little more pressure from its rivals after a season that has so far seen the team build on its winning form from the end of last year and stretch out a 12-race unbeaten run.
However, for the first time since Azerbaijan, seven races previous, it was not a Red Bull on pole at the last race. Instead, it was the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton that took top spot – his first since Saudi Arabia in 2021.
