Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen’s “slightly different approach” with a smaller entourage supporting him for the Canadian Grand Prix saw him “very imme🦹rsed” in the team on his way to a much-needed podium.

Horner confirmed Verstappen had opted to alter his support network at the Cana🔜dian Graꦯnd Prix, with fewer personal helpers, in a move to try to change things after a run of difficult races with six high-profile incidents at the past six rounds.

Verstappen boun🧸ced back by topping every free practice session before converting his third place🤪 in qualifying to a podium result for Red Bull which lead Horner to praise the 20-year-old’s approach to the race weekend.

“His approach herꦚe has been slightly different, he’s been here on his own,” Horner said. “I think he’s done a super job this weekend.

“In any sport, you see sportsmen have periods where things don’t go quite as well as others and that’s been very public for hi𒊎m. 🌃Hopefully his luck is about to change.

“It’s the first race I think he’s done on his own. It’s something d♈ifferent. Whether it contributed anyway is impossible to say. He is still evolving and maturing as a driver as he gains more experience. It is something that will be between him and his team.

“He’s been very immersed in everythi🐟ng the team has been doing this weekend. All credit to him for putting 🎀together a very strong weekend and to finish within a tenth of a second of Valtteri [Bottas].”

Vꦆerstappen father Jos was present at the Canadian Grand Prix but it is thought fewer members of the 20-ye꧅ar-old’s support network consisting of friends and helpers made the trip to Montreal.

The Red Bull driver secured his second podium finish of the year as he looks to kick-start his 2018 F1 campaign which had been stalled by crashes with his teammate Daniel Ricciardo in Azerbaijan, plꦕus collisions with both Sebastian Vettel in China and Lewis H💎amilton in Bahrain and a shunt in FP3 in Monaco which forced him to miss qualifying.