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Red Bull Racing did not kick off the Monaco Grand Prix weekend as hoped. Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez closed the first free practice outside the top ten. Over board radio, the Dutchman complained to his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase about the feeling in his RB20 on the kerbs.