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Perez won two of the four opening races of the 2023 season and, after his victory in the Azerbaijan GP, he was just six points behind Verstappen and touted as a potential title challenger.

The world championship leader raised some smiles in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix when his response to a radio message about his run plan regarded a ringtone that could be heard from the garage.

Red Bull Racing has dominated the season so far, winning every race and taking pole position everywhere except Azerbaijan. One of their big advantages is the car's exceptional straight-line speed – but that is not much use in Monaco, and that could give their closest rivals a sniff of a…

Mercedes has made significant changes to the W14 in Monaco, with the most visceral being the change from their infamous zeropod solution for a more conventional downwash ramp-style configuration.

Follow our guide on how to watch a Monaco Grand Prix live stream anywhere – punching in the fastest time in Qualifying is absolutely paramount at the Circuit de Monaco.

And while its rivals search for ways to close the performance gap, Red Bull is not sitting still because it continues to work on the progress it made from last year's dominant RB18.

Honda withdrew as an official engine manufacturer at the conclusion of its Red Bull deal at the end of 2021, although it continued building engines for Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri under the Honda Racing Corporation moniker.

The future of AlphaTauri was unclear following reports new Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff was unhappy with the Faenza team's performance.

But while we may have to wait a few more days to see some of those new parts in the flesh, the break does at least give us an opportunity to reflect on some of the interesting developments spotted so far this season.