2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has described Christian Horner’s absence from the Belgian Grand Prix as “unthinkable”. During the two-week gap between the British and Belgian Grands Prix, Red Bull announced it had parted ways with Horner.

Now at Ferrari, Hamilton recalled when he first met Horner at Red Bull and acknowledged the “remarkable” job he did at the team. “It doesn’t change anything in my life,”