on track

In a statement, Prof Maguire said the decision to cut staff had not "been taken lightly" and would allow it to "save an additional £11m to stay on track with our financial sustainability plan".

"If they provide a car that wants to stay on track, then hopefully we'll have a better result."

"I know on track if you want to win, if you want to be a champion, you do need to be on the limit," the Red Bull driver says in an exclusive interview with BBC Sport.

On track, Verstappen started the year in dominant fashion, before McLaren emerged as the faster car from the summer onwards while Red Bull’s form declined.

The quarterback who prides himself on putting team success over individual glory is finally in the thick of a playoff race and hopes to stay on track, even if his exploits have surpassed his head coach’s vocabulary.