Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Max Verstappen “selected another gear” across the past 12 months, following on from his nadir in Monaco in 2018. Verstappen endured a troublesome opening spell in 2018 amid a sequence of incidents and setbacks, culminating in a practice crash in Monaco in a weekend in which Red Bull held comfortably the fastest package. It limited Verstappen to a low-key ninth in the race but he has since bounced back to emerge as a strong contender. Since Canada last year he has scored 280 points, compared to 284 for Valtteri Bottas and 288 for Sebastian Vettel – albeit with Lewis Hamilton some way in front on 410. Verstappen has not finished outside...
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