“Normally, with one stop, once you have a good pit stop and everything is fine, then you drive to the end and just stay focused and not hit the barrier,” Verstappen said.

Charles Leclerc led the field after the opening free practice session on his home track, as Formula One returns this weekend with the iconic Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo.

Commented Mercedes’ George Russell: “I was really impressed to be honest, because the way they integrated the drivers and the team principals into a Hollywood movie, it was like we are real characters in this Hollywood scene. So as an F1 fan, you kind of find a bit of comedy in that, just seeing us popping up here and there with Brad Pitt!”