Learning from his mistakes, both on the track and in life, Max Verstappen is eager for his first win with Red Bull-Honda and reckons they are closing in on Mercedes. Stepping up into the role of team leader following Daniel Ricciardo's departure to Renault, Verstappen showed the world what a difference a year can make when F1 visited Monaco last month. Last season he crashed heavily in final practice, missed qualifying and was forced to start from the very back of the grid. He raced his way to ninth. This year he had a clean weekend, qualified third and raced his way to second at the chequered flag, stalking Lewis Hamilton for much of the race. Unfortunately for Verstappen, an unsafe...
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