May 27 Red Bull's clean sweep of grand prix wins in 2023 could come to a halt this weekend in Monaco. The team knew that the particular strengths of the car – top speed and fast corners – would not be exercised on the tight Monte Carlo streets. 'Max was super happy after the simulator runs at the beginning of the week,' Dr Helmut Marko said after the two practice sessions on Friday. 'Unfortunately, reality caught up with us. Unfortunately it's not always like the data world.' Indeed, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez struggled in the first session but had caught up by the next practice outing – even if the gaps to the opponents were very small. 'I wasn't really happy...
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