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Max Verstappen had to settle for sixth position at the end of a challenging Monaco Grand Prix weekend for himself and Red Bull – marking the first time he has finished a race off the podium all season.
Verstappen returned to the Principality having won five of the seven Grands Prix held up to that point, but he was quick to predict a “more difficult” event on the tight, twisty streets of Monte Carlo.
That became a reality as the sessions ticked by, with the Dutchman unable to qualify higher than sixth – behind the Ferraris, McLarens and George Russell’s Mercedes – amid the RB20’s struggles over the bumps and kerbs.
Verstappen’s hopes of making progress on race day were dented when an early red flag scuppered his strategy of starting on the more durable hard tyres, rather than the more aggressive mediums.
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That allowed the Ferraris and McLarens ahead, who had all lined up on mediums, to change to hards amid the free swaps permitted in the pit lane and then run to the chequered flag with relative ease.
After converting his starting position of sixth, between the Mercedes drivers, Verstappen said: “For most of the race we were all driving like four seconds off the pace, I think
