Renault boss Flavio Briatore admitted in Thursday’s FIA press conference that he had been asked to pose nude for charity for a book. "It’s true, but like with my driver situation for next year, I have made no decision about it yet," said the Italian.

Sitting in front of him in the Silverstone media centre was David Coulthard, who apparently has previous experience of nude modelling. The McLaren man offered Briatore just one piece of advice: "Make sure you do it in a warm environment so that you can hang low!"

Asked how much he would want to be paid to a charity to pose in the buff, Eddie Jordan pointed out that, unlike the other two gentlemen, he is better known for his face.