In Austria we were able to look forward to another instalment of the battle between the two main title contenders, and they certainly delivered as Charles Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen three times in the race to secure his first victory since Australia.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, with Leclerc securing pole position at Paul Ricard and Verstappen joining him on the front row.

There are a few curveballs to throw into the mix this weekend, though, as only one of the two Ferraris – who have looked rapid throughout Saturday – are starting at the sharp end. That means Leclerc is going to be fighting against a double threat in the form of Verstappen and third-placed Sergio Perez.

At least, we expect him to be. Red Bull’s true race pace has been masked by a few issues during FP2 on Friday afternoon, when their two cars had the lowest two lap totals of the whole field and Verstappen admitted he didn’t get a good read on the tyres due to shorter stint lengths.

Red Bull tend to be strong in race trim and will have learned lessons from Austria where Ferrari had the upper hand, but either way we look set for another tight battle at the the front.