Brendon Hartley won't entertain 'silly' discussions about Toro Rosso exit rumours

Brendon Hartley is blocking out any and all speculation around the rumours his Red Bull bosses are already looking to replace him at Toro Rosso.

This week the Press Association reported Red Bull approached McLaren about the possibility of its junior driver Lando Norris, who is currently leading Formula 2, joining in place of Hartley on-loan until the end of the year. It suggests the desire was for Norris to make his debut at next month's Austrian Grand Prix, at the Spielberg circuit owned by Red Bull.

Rumours of an imminent sacking were also swirling ahead of the last race in Monaco and Hartley insists he is not going to let the latest batch ruin his Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

"It's the…