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"When you don't combine them with results it's always hard. There's no negotiation on these standards and I hold everyone accountable on those," the Dutchman said this month.

He claimed that Piastri had forced him off, but the stewards disagreed and gave the Dutchman his penalty, which he served at his pit stop.

Although the Australian was quicker in both the second and third sectors, the Dutchman had done enough to grab pole.

But while the Dutchman went on to seal his fourth title in a row, Red Bull lost out to McLaren in the constructors' championship, eventually dropping behind Ferrari and finishing third.

But the Dutchman has joined forward Mohamed Salah, who signed a two-year extension last week, in committing his future to the club.