Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were in opposition to one another before Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix was even allowed to get underway due to safety concerns over the rain

With just one race to go before the summer break, this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Verstappen can no longer finish below the top-three. As such, an exit clause in Verstappen’s £50m-a-year contract – which he can activate if he is lower than third in the drivers’ standings by the summer break – cannot be triggered.