Monaco — Former champions Red Bull can scoop the jackpot in Monaco this weekend as they celebrate their 250th Formula One race start. The most glamorous grand prix on the calendar could favour Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. "We don’t head into the weekend as favourites — they are Red Bull and Ferrari," Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff warned ahead of the sport’s showcase event. "Red Bull are strong in the slow-speed corners and where straight-line speed is less important, while Ferrari dominated last year [2017]." Mercedes are leading both world championships, with Lewis Hamilton 17 points clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after five races. But the Briton’s hopes of three wins in a row, after Azerbaijan and Spain, could be dented by rivals who can be expected to come back strong. Ferrari swept the front row in 2017 and finished one-two, with Vettel leading pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen, while Hamilton could manage only seventh. His Finnish team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, was fourth. V...
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