MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- The word "reserved" is not one you would normally associate with Max Vetstappen's racing style, but it is how Christian Horner described his impressive Monaco Grand Prix performance.
For most of the race, Verstappen placed struggling race leader Lewis Hamilton under enormous pressure, often getting agonisingly close to the Mercedes driver at the hairpin but dropping too far back through Portier and the tunnel to make a move. Doing so was imperative -- an early pit-lane collision with ValtterI Bottas earned Verstappen a five-second time penalty, meaning he had to get past Hamilton and clear enough up the road to win the contest.