Horner reveals where Verstappen is struggling in Monaco

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has explained where Max Verstappen has been unhappy on track during Monaco Grand Prix practice day.

Horner revealed there is one particular corner where Verstappen has been unhappy with the behaviour of his Red Bull RB18 throughout the weekend so far.

The reigning World Champion was pipped by team-mate Sergio Perez in the second practice session, with the Dutch driver finishing in a somewhat subdued fourth place and almost half a second down on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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Horner revealed most of Verstappen’s unhappiness stems from just one particular corner on the Monte Carlo circuit.

“It’s just Turn 1 at the moment,” the Red Bull team boss explained to Sky Sports F1.

“That’s the only bit we need to tidy up for him. We’ve tried some set-up changes where he’s not as happy with the car as he was in the last session.

“I’m sure we can do that, but Checo [Perez] has had a very good session and found his confidence quite quickly.

“I think it’s a corner he hasn’t been totally happy with balance-wise both this morning and this session. But hopefully we’ve got plenty of data now and I’m sure we can tidy that up for tomorrow.”

With Ferrari ending up a third of a second clear of either Red Bull in the second practice session, Horner admitted the pace of the red cars had caught his eye.

“In