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The factors for and against a Red Bull upset in F1’s Monaco GP

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OPINION: Red Bull has made the perfect start to the 2023 Formula 1 season – even surpassing the level of dominance it enjoyed a decade ago. But now it heads to a track where, thanks to Monaco’s tricky layout, that flawless run is uniquely imperilled

Formula 1 returns this weekend after its shock post-Miami hiatus following the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The cars and paddock facilities were extracted from the sodden Imola circuit in the days following that event’s cancellation, as the Santerno river’s frothing, muddy, maximum height finally subsided.

There will be time to reflect on the situation and chances to ask what more can be done to help the region of north-eastern Italy as this weekend’s Monaco event gets underway. Before too long, attention will turn to the first on-track F1 action in three weeks.

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