The seven-time world champion finished 0.306secs slower than Leclerc and appeared to struggle with rear-end stability on the evidence of several oversteer snaps

Writing in The Telegraph, former Jordan and Jaguar F1 technical director Gary Anderson claimed the 40-year-old is putting too much of the blame for his ongoing woes at the team's doors, and should instead look to himself as he tries to turn his fortunes around.