Verstappen claimed his and Red Bull’s second victory of the season last time out༒ in Monte Carlo, to take the lead in 💦both championships.

Mercedes was behind Red🔜 Bull and Ferrari in the performance pecking order around the principality. 

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton could only manage seventh in last weekendܫ's Monaco Grand Prix, while Valtteri Bottas was forced to retire early following his botched pit stop.

Due to Monaco’s unique characteristics with it being a slower street circuit and track 🥀temperatures being cool throughout the weekend, it was a unique weekend in the world of F1.

While it held the upper hand in Monte Carlo, Verstappen doubts Red Bull will have the advantage when F1 returns to mﷺore "normal" tracks.

“If we’re still there at the end of the season that would be great, because there’s still a long way to go,” Verstappen said after his win in Monaco. “Of course it’s great to bounce back after the last two races where the gap got big💮ger, and we still have to work hard because we know that Mercedes on normal tracks are still the ones to beat. But a good, smooth weekend overall I think and this is a great boost for the whole team going forward.”

F1 heads to another street circuit 💟in Baku next time out.

Due to the long straights and different downforce levels r꧒equired in A🌳zerbaijan, Verstappen is unsure if the Monaco pecking order will continue into the next race.

“Well it has nothi𒁃ng to do with confidence to be honest to be quick in Baku,” Verstappen added. “If you just feel good in the car and the car is doing what you want… I mean, I’ve always been quick around Monaco as well, it’s just I’ve shunted a few too many times! 

“Baku again is a completely different street circuit where you run a lot less downforce because of the long straight and the grip levels also feel quite low there, so you can’t really compare with each other, but n𒆙ormally we should be quite competitive. Let’🎶s see.”