Max Verstappen is bracing for a strong reaction from his Mercedes rivals next week in Baku in the wake of the Brackley squad's Monaco setback. Verstappen clinched a dominant win in the Principality that allowed him to overhaul Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers' standings while Red Bull also moved ahead of Mercedes in the Constructors' championship by a single point. Although the Dutchman was delighted to lead the pack after five rounds, the 12-time Grand Prix winner insisted he needed "to be there" at the end of the year when he crosses the finish line in Abu Dhabi. "It was a very good weekend and of course I’ve never stood on the podium there before so it was very nice to get...
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