The Boss is in the house in Baku

Flavio Briatore - a man closely linked to the very existence of the Azerbaijan GP - is making a rare appearance in the F1 paddock this weekend.

As a reminder the flamboyant Flav is still Fernando Alonso's manager. So his presence in Baku naturally prompted a few pundits to suggest that the former Renault team boss was perhaps serenading Mercedes for his protégé.

Chances of a renewed Hamilton-Alonso partnership are practically non-existent however, because, as Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff put it, "You don't need another woman when you have a beautiful wife already."