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#1 Ricciardo must avoid a bad start in order to taste glory
Daniel Ricciardo has been exceptional so far this weekend.
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The Australian has not got anything wrong by being top of every session from practice to qualifying.
But the one session he needs to nail is the race itself. No one ever remembers the practice or the qualifying sessions, just the race.
As Ricciardo said to his colleagues via the team radio: "50% done. Let's finish this s*** tomorrow."
Let's not forget what happened in 2016, when Ricciardo was destined to win his first Monaco race until he went to the pits giving the win to Lewis Hamilton. He was not the smiley assassin that day, especially when he accepted the runners-up trophy.
The first corner of the race will be very crucial for Ricciardo as he will hope to stay ahead of Vettel and Hamilton.
If he is to stay in the lead after the opening laps then he has in his hands the full control of the race.
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