Despite his on-track struggles, the Japanese Grand Prix weekend was a joyous one for Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who became a father for the very first time.

The 44-year-old missed the Thursday media day and FP1 at Suzuka before confirming that his partner Melissa Jimenez had given birth to a baby boy, but his name had been under wraps until now.

On Instagram, Alonso posted a gift that he received from Formula 1, a paddock pass with a photo and the baby’s name: Leonard Alonso Jiménez.

During the final laps in Japan, McLaren's Norris eventually overtook Hamilton to achieve P5 after a tough weekend, but the McLaren driver later revealed the crucial move was made without his actual input.

The world champion said: “I didn’t even want to overtake Lewis, it’s just about the battery deploys, and I don’t want it to deploy, but I can’t control it. So I overtake him, and then I have no battery, so he just flies past.”

"When you are at the mercy of what the power unit delivers… the drivers should be in control of it, at least, and we’re not.”

For former F1 driver and Sky pundit Martin Brundle, the fact Norris' MCL40 made the overtake without the input of the driver is a "big issue," one that he expects the FIA will have to fix before the next Grand Prix in Miami.