Hulkenberg declared that he and Sauber “pitted at the perfect time every single time”, with the “crucial” instance being their call to pit one lap later than Hamilton as the final return to dry tyres began, a podium-securing move in Hulkenberg’s view.

Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton enters a new race this summer — as a movie producer chasing the box office crown. He speeds into multiplexes with “F1 the Movie,” the high-octane blockbuster hopeful from his company Dawn Apollo Films and Apple Original Films.