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The aim of the update was to reduce some of the losses being generated along the floor's length, which in-turn will have helped result in an uptick in performance too. 

Sargeant's future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.

The Williams driver's comments came in the wake of an incident late in the Singapore GP when he was knocked into a spin by Sergio Perez, costing him a points finish.

The American badly damaged his car during a high-speed crash in qualifying on Saturday, which has forced a change of chassis.

However, the former Williams driver left the door open by suggesting that the decision was valid "for now".

However, the former Williams driver left the door open by suggesting that the decision was valid "for now".

Max Verstappen is back in form and back on pole position after a tense qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix.

The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further improvements and he found over a tenth to secure a 1m28.877s.

Of the four British Formula 3 races at Thruxton he entered across the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Warren Hughes started every one of them from pole position. Not a bad accolade considering his opposition included Jan Magnussen, Dario Franchitti, Oliver Gavin, Ralph Firman and Helio Castroneves.