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Daniel Ricciardo set the pace again in Monaco, leading a 1-2 for the second practice session in a row with a new track record around the famous streets of Monte Carlo. Ricciardo's time of a 1:11.841 was six tenths quicker than the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel who was the next quickest car, on what has been perhaps Red Bull's most competitive day of the season so far.
With Red Bull showing consistent pace, its seemingly an opportunity to bring themselves right back into the championship battle after falling behind in the first few races, especially in the case of the so far error prone Max Verstappen. However it is expected that the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes will get closer come qualifying, potentially setting up a grandstand qualifying session for the most important pole position of the year.
Behind the dominant front three teams it looks set to be a battle between Renault and McLaren to be the best of the rest, with just a tenth and a half separating all four of their drivers in what could also shape up to be a hugely interesting battle. McLaren also did especially well to send out Fernando Alonso after running into braking problems in the first session.
It was a disappointing session for the Haas team however, managing only 16th and 18th between their two drivers which is a worrying sign for the team after for the most part failing to capitalise on their pace thus far this season to have seemingly taken a step backwards will be very frustrating for the american team.
Sam Gale
Monte Carlo - 24 May 2018
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Why should Max try to overtake a car that will be behind him from the start.