F1 Live | Verstappen looks forwards to title fight while Brown is willing to back down from one

Welcome to GPBlog's daily live Formula 1 news updates! Today is Friday, May 23rd. Free practice session one takes place at 12:30 BST, while free practice session two takes place at 16:00 BST. 

Zak Brwon wants to keep the fighting fair between his two drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.  He has said that he would rather give up the World Driver's Championship than pick between the two of them. He claims what he (and McLaren) really want, is win the constructors by having their drivers finish first and second. After that, it is up to the drivers. 

After the upgrades that Red Bull Racing brought to Imola worked for the Imola Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is looking happier with the RB21. In a press conference with Dutch Media on Thursday, he said, "The update did its job, but I also think we made a big step with the setup from Friday to Saturday.’’

The Dutchman also said that he hopes he can qualify well for the Monaco Grand Prix as he knows that qualifying well is everything in Monaco.