Max Verstappen and his wife Kelly Piquet are expected to have their first child together, and Lewis Hamilton has shared what he told his former rival.

Max Verstappen’s rivals believe fatherhood will only improve him as a driver as Mercedes’ George Russell said he had no expectation of the Dutch driver being distracted or slowing down.

After a week's break, Formula One is back and rolls into Miami this week for the first of three races across the season in the United States. Max Verstappen has been absent, with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet set to give birth to their child, but he is expected to return to the Red Bull car.