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Daniel Ricciardo stuck to six gears amid 'extreme' power loss

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo says he reached the finish of the Monaco Grand Prix by using just six gears, having suffered an “extreme” loss of power en route to victory. Ricciardo, having dominated the weekend’s sessions, cruised away from the pack and preserved a comfortable advantage through the sole pit stop phase. Ricciardo, though, slowed on lap 27 of 78 amid a loss of power, suspected to be down to an MGU-K failure, costing him crucial lap time. Red Bull guided Ricciardo through the problem, which remained for the rest of the race, and he received repeated messages of encouragement from engineer Simon Rennie. Sebastian Vettel remained a lurking threat for much...
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