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• Verstappen fumes at 's***' Red Bull strategy after finishing fifth at Hungarian Grand Prix

  Max Verstappen raged at Red Bull's strategy after finishing fifth at the Hungarian Grand Prix, declaring the team are no longer able to rely on a pace advantage.

  Verstappen recorded his joint second-worst finish of the year at the Hungaroring as Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris in a McLaren one-two.

  The three-time world champion's race was defined by a collision with old rival Lewis Hamilton, coming into contact with the Mercedes on lap 63 when he overshot a corner on an attempted overtake.

  Verstappen vented his frustrations over team radio, telling race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase: "You gave me this s*** strategy. I'm trying to rescue what's left."

  Speaking to Sky Sports after the race, the Dutchman refused to apologise for those comments as he said: "I don't think we need to apologise. 

  "I just think we need to do a better job. I don't know why people think you cannot be vocal on a radio. This is a sport. If some people don't like that, then stay home."

  Verstappen, who also dropped below Charles Leclerc late on, continued: "I'm not happy.

  "On a day when we're lacking pace compared to McLaren, you hope we do the right things with strategy, which was not the case.

  "You can't rely on a little pace advantage. Maybe last year when the car was quite a lot faster than everyone else, but in the position we are in now, we can't do that.

  "Naturally that frustrates me because I want things to be done better. I'm realistic.

  "Today we couldn't have beaten the McLarens, but a P3 was on the cards if we were on it a bit more."

• Alexander-Arnold says Lineker's Euro 2024 criticism of England was warranted

  Trent Alexander-Arnold admits England's players agreed with Gary Lineker's controversial description of the Three Lions' Euro 2024 performances as "s***".

  Lineker hit out at England's display in a 1-1 group-stage draw with Denmark on his podcast, The Rest is Football, in comments that attracted a fierce response from captain Harry Kane.

  Kane responded by saying former England players in the media had a "responsibility" when it came to discussing the national team, calling on them to be more supportive.

  Alexander-Arnold, however, says many in the camp agreed with Lineker's criticism and feels some used it as motivation as the Three Lions grew into the tournament, finishing as runners-up to Spain.

  "We had all seen it and heard it and felt it," the Liverpool ace told The Daily Mirror. "We all knew that we could be playing and performing better. 

  "It is never nice for someone to point that out but everyone deep down knew it within ourselves, too.

  "It was something we were already thinking about, we knew we needed to be better. We had to add that to our performances, some players may have used that as motivation."

  England created chances worth just 6.15 expected goals (xG) in their seven games in Germany, with only Scotland (0.32), Serbia (0.7), Slovenia (0.81), Albania (0.82) and Italy (0.84) averaging a lower xG figure per game than their 0.88.

  The Three Lions needed a stoppage-time overhead kick from Jude Bellingham to overcome Slovakia in the last 16, a penalty shoot-out to advance against Switzerland in the quarter-finals and a last-minute Ollie Watkins winner to beat the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

  After England's dramatic run ended with a 2-1 final loss to Spain, manager Gareth Southgate announced his resignation following eight years at the helm.

  Alexander-Arnold believes the Three Lions' aim for the 2026 World Cup must be to finally get over the line, promising the squad will give their all for Southgate's successor.

  "Everyone has a high expectation with England now and rightly so, it is true of us as players," he added.

  "We feel we should be winning tournaments, that is the goal and standard we have set ourselves. That will be there for the new manager."

• Shearer: England have proven themselves winners at Euro 2024

  Alan Shearer believes England have gone through all the things winning teams go through at Euro 2024, as they target glory in Sunday's final.

  England face Spain in the European Championship showpiece in Berlin, aiming to claim a first major international honour since the 1966 World Cup.  

  But the Three Lions' journey until this point has been far from straightforward. 

  Having taken five points from their three Group C games, Gareth Southgate's side were moments away from being eliminated from the tournament until Jude Bellingham's spectacular injury-time equaliser against Slovakia in the last 16. 

  After winning that match in extra time, the drama continued in the quarter-finals as they beat Switzerland on penalties following a 1-1 draw, having trailed with 10 minutes to play.

  But arguably the best was saved until last. Again coming from behind, Ollie Watkins' late strike secured a 2-1 semi-final win over the Netherlands in Dortmund. 

  Watkins' 90th-minute winner steered England into back-to-back European Championship finals, achieving more major tournament finals in four attempts under Southgate (two), than they did in their first 23 appearances at the World Cup and Euros (one). 

  Despite their results arguably being better than their performances, Shearer believes England have experienced enough in Germany to get the job done on Sunday. 

  "One of Gareth’s greatest strengths as England’s manager has been recalibrating our expectations," Shearer told The Athletic. 

  "He came into the job at the lowest of ebbs, but his humility and good sense have helped reduce any sense of entitlement. We’re good tourists now.

  "We’re not aloof or arrogant, which was how we were perceived for a very long time. We’re decent and we know it, but we want to be in the thick of tournaments. We want to be part of them.

  "In our first few games in Germany, the old fear was back. 

  "My theory, my hope, is that England have gone through all the things that winning teams go through. You need a bit of luck and we had it with the decision for Harry Kane’s penalty the other night. 

  "We’ve had a shoot-out and navigated it, we’ve had a sluggish start and improved. You can see why people are saying maybe this is our time.

  "I’ll be in the stadium for the final and I’ll be fizzing and fidgeting.

  "It might sound a bit morbid but I said to my son not too long ago, that I just want to be around when the Newcastle or England teams I so proudly represented win a f***ing trophy. Surely one isn’t too much to ask?"