As he has for most of 2017, Jolyon Palmer is ignoring press speculation that he is about to be dropped by Renault.
All season Palmer has faced questions about his future at the French manufacturer, most notably after the series of tests handed to Polish driver Robert Kubica before F1's summer break. The Englishman's poor form this year makes a third season with Renault unlikely, especially now the team appears to be on the verge of confirming Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz as Nico Hulkenberg's teammate for 2018.
But there have been suggestions the Sainz move, a key part of Renault's decision to let Toro Rosso out of its contract early to take up Honda power, therefore freeing McLaren to ditch the Japanese manufacturer, could happen as early as this year's Malaysian Grand Prix.