Verstappen claimed his and R🌱ed 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 in𓆏 the performance pecking order around the principality. 

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilt𒊎on could only manage seventh in last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, while Valtteri Bottas was forced to retire early following his botched pit st🍸op.

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

While it held th🍷e upper hand in Monte Carlo, Verstappen doubts Red Bull will have the advantage when F1 returns to more "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 bigger, and we still have to work hard because we know th🐼at 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 B෴aku next time out.

Due to the long straights and different🅘 downforce levels required in Azerbaijan, Vers⭕tappen is unsure if the Monaco pecking order will continue into the next race.

“Well it has nothing to do with confidence🐷 to be honest to be quick in Baku,” Verstappen added. “If you just feel good in the caꦚr 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 co꧙mpare with each other, but norm🦋ally we should be quite competitive. Let’s see.”