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Monaco set to be fastest ever

This weekend's Monaco Grand Prix is set to be the fastest in history with the lap record for F1's iconic race expected to be shattered. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo set a new track record of 1:11.841 in Thursday practice, but the times are expected to tumble further still when the intensity of the action ratchets up for qualifying. A year after Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed pole position with a lap of 1:12.178 around the legendary 3.37km circuit, it is anticipated the 2018 cars will lap motorsport's most famous venue in less than 70 seconds for the first time in its history. "It's pretty cool to be breaking lap records," said Ricciardo. "I'm glad that was the fastest lap...
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