F1 2018: 5 Talking Points from the Monaco GP

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Ricciardo has now won two races in 2018

#2 Verstappen puts Saturday behind him

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F1 Grand Prix of Monaco
A mixed weekend for Verstappen

Saturday was a disastrous day for Red Bull's Max Verstappen who missed out on qualifying after his crash in Free Practise Session 3.

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This very much put Red Bull's chances of completing a 1-2 finish out of the window as the Dutchman started the race from the back of the grid.

Daniel Ricciardo knew he was to be fighting at the front on his own from lights out as the Australian was no doubt the team's priority throughout the 78 laps.

But despite the nightmares Verstappen was receiving on Saturday, the 20-year-old put qualifying and practice behind him and performed one of the drives of the day.

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Verstappen finished the race in ninth place just ahead of Renault's Carlos Sainz.

Verstappen may now be put under pressure when the championship next moves to Montreal in two weeks time, but Verstappen displayed what he is capable of and why the team put faith into him in the first place.

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Edited by Akhilesh Tirumala
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