● Asked by a fan when he first drove a car, Yuki Tsunoda, at Spa-Francorchamps, replied that he was eight years old, “a bit illegal in Japan”. An amused Fernando Alonso added, “Not only in Japan.”

● Has Fernando Alonso given up on racing at Indy again and winning the triple crown? “No,” he said. “In the future I will see. My challenges outside of F1 are still not completed, it’s just that my main challenge at the moment is F1.”

● Esteban Ocon revealed he did not get to bed at all in the aftermath of his Hungarian Grand Prix victory, as he celebrated with his Alpine team before heading to the airport the following day.

● After the non-race in Belgium behind the safety car, Lando Norris congratulated ‘winner’ Max Verstappen. “Fantastic victory. You were awesome today. I was catching you, though.”

● Lewis Hamilton on the events of Spa: “Money talks. Two laps to start the race was just so everyone gets their money. So I think the fans should get theirs back. I think the sport made a bad choice, doing those two laps. There’s only one reason they sent us out… I thought it a pity we couldn’t race tomorrow.”

● There is lots of speculation about who will fill the 2022 Alfa Romeo seat alongside new recruit Valtteri Bottas, given Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement.

Favourite is Chinese F2 front runner Guanyu Zhou (above), who brings a significant budget. Current incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi, who has outperformed Räikkönen this season, still has hopes of retaining his place.