The damage caused by the off on FP2 reportedly affected the four-time world champion, with Sky Sports' Ted Kravitz saying: "They have seen the telemetry that Max has made a mess of the floor. There's grass on the front wing and the front part of the floor. Max has damaged the bargeboard and the T-tray."

Red Bull chief Monaghan has since confirmed the level of the damage, admitting it was "enough to keep us busy."

Reflecting on the first practice sessions of the season, Monaghan was asked on the Verstappen mistake, which appeared to rip pieces of the Dutchman's floor off as he bounced along the gravel.

"I’ll say there’s enough to keep us busy. It’s recoverable. It’s nothing that drastic. It’s a bit of a thump, so we’ll tidy it up and go again," Monaghan said.

On a more positive note, Red Bull, who are using their new power units, performed respectably in the practice sessions, with Verstappen finishing P3 in FP1, and Hadjar right behind him by just under three tenths.

Monaghan added: "It's fantastic. Brand-new engine of our own, new car, new rules, and both cars went out the pit lane at the start of P1 and both were competitive straight off.

"Isack is getting his head round it, is quite forthright, seems to know what he wants. Max is typically a somewhat driven, competitive soul. The car’s reasonably well balanced.

“We had a couple of little issues in P2. So that hindered us a little bit, but I think our main objective tomorrow is to sort out how we get laps out of this car in whatever, whether it’s qualifying or the race situation, and how we learn how to repeatedly do that and get it right.”

While it was a decent day for Red Bull, it was even better for rivals Mercedes, who recovered from a somewhat disappointing FP1 to share the top three of the timing charts with leader Oscar Piastri.

The Mercedes long runs particularly caught the eye, with Russell's average long run around four tenths faster than McLaren's Norris.