Pressure is mounting on Red Bull to deliver a car that can bring Max Verstappen back to the top step of the podium, not least as Mercedes catch up to their former title rivals. Mercedes has spent the last two seasons on the back foot after producing no wins in 2023 and suffering the most from the bouncing problems in 2022. The team produced an update to their car at the Monaco Grand Prix and it has since turned around their fortunes, with the team winning two of the last four races. Amid the unrest at the start of the season at Red Bull and the ongoing search for more performance to maintain t…