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The speed of Red Bulls RB12 at the Monaco GP has been hailed as absolutely unbelievable by the Sky Sports F1 pundits after the former champions outpaced Mercedes in Thursday practice. Living up to pre-race predictions the former world champions were poised to battle it out with Mercedes this weekend, Daniel Ricciardo dominated second practice to outpace Lewis Hamilton by a large six tenths of a second margin.Fresh from their first victory in 21 months at the Spanish GP after profiting from the first-lap collision between the two Mercedes drivers, Red Bull are using Renaults new engine on Ricciardos car, while the RB12 is well suited to the twisty street confines of Monaco. Standing on the inside of Monacos fearsome Swimming Pool section, which cars sweep through at around 230kph, Sky F1s Martin Brundle said: Absolutely unbelievable speed and confidence those two Red Bull drivers have got through here.And theyre braking later and taking more speed into the next right-hander, the exit of the Swimming Pool, as well for good measure.Absolutely unbelievable. It defies belief that they can carry that amount of speed into this Swimming Pool section. Practice Two timesheet - Top four Driver Team Lap time 1. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:14.607 2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:15.213 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.506 4. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:15.571 The performance of the RB12 slightly later round the lap also caught the eye.We were standing on the outside of Rascasse, and they look very cool round there, said Johnny Herbert. The amount of speed they are able to carry into the corner and use the tyres almost as a brake and it seems to change direction so quickly.When is the Monaco GP on Sky?With a lot of cars, the back end flicks around the same time, but this is so stable. It looks very good.Mercedes engineers were seen taking a closer look at Ricciardos Red Bull as it was pushed into the garage at the end of Practice Two, with chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin remarking they look pretty quick.Nico Rosberg, third fastest in P2, concurred with that assessment.Its very simple: today they were faster than us, the championship leader admitted. So we need to dig into it and see if we can find a big chunk of lap time. Of course, we can still turn up our engine, but we dont have six tenths [worth] of turning up the engine.So definitely surprising how quick they were. We expected them to be there or thereabouts, but not that quick.Red Bull boss Christian Horner told Sky F1: It was a massively impressive session for Daniel. On both sets of tyres hes been quicker than Mercedes Of course, nobody knows what fuel levels, engine modes people are running on a Thursday in Monaco, but certainly a very positive start. Short runs and long runs look competitive.Armed with the one new engine Red Bull have access to this weekend, Ricciardo outpaced team-mate Max Verstappen, the winner at Barcelona, by nine tenths of a second - although suggested the new unit was worth just a little bit of additional lap time.Obviously weve got a good car around here as well, Ricciardo said. So its down to a little bit of both. Lets see how we go in qualifying, but certainly today Im happy. This track is certainly one where you can find a little bit more when you can push it on the limit.Ive always enjoyed it around here and felt more comfortable this afternoon in the balance. I think were in a pretty good window now. It depends what the track does on Saturday, but if it doesnt change much I dont think well be touching too much. Ive got some good confidence, which is the most important thing around here.Ricciardo led for the majority of the last race in Spain, but finished only fourth after Red Bull split their drivers strategies and Verstappen ended up winning the race on his debut for the team.If there was a way to react, Daniel has done it following Barcelona, said Paul di Resta. Hes nearly a second quicker than Verstappen, all bar three hundredths [of a second]. Hes going to try to take the spark out of Verstappen and make him think about his approach for Saturday.Watch the Monaco GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: Ricciardo fastest from Hamilton WATCH: F1 Report Monaco GP When is Monaco on Sky F1? Monaco GP talking points Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Ferguson told Uniteds in-house TV channel on Saturday that he has no immediate plans to walk away from the game, and that he still hungers for more trophies even after 25 years in charge of the club. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .com) - Houston Texans interim head coach Wade Phillips confirmed Monday that starting quarterback Case Keenum sustained a sprained right thumb during Sundays 25-3 loss in Indianapolis. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку!. -- Clemson celebrated a senior class Saturday that brought the program back as a national contender. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .J. -- Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch deservedly draw the attention for what theyve done in getting the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . The cause of his death is as of yet undetermined, but police said foul play is not suspected.Ray McKinnon admits he is under no illusion as to the size of the task he faces in restoring top-flight football to Dundee United next season. The former Raith Rovers boss was appointed on a three-year contract last week after Mixu Paatelainens dismissal following relegation to the Championship.McKinnon watched from the stands last Saturday as the Terrors, relying heavily on youth players, beat Kilmarnock 4-2 at Rugby Park to end a miserable season on a rare high note. With the majority of last seasons squad having been told to find new clubs, McKinnon knows he must add to the promising youngsters on view in Ayrshire to have any chance of an immediate return.Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, the 45-year-old said; This is a big challenge for me. Dundee United are a very, very big club who find themselves in the Championship after a disappointing season so I understand the challenge ahead but its one I am looking forward to.Asked if the expectation of the fans to go straight back up was one he shared, he added: Definitely. Its a goal and we will work extremely hard behind the scenes to get it right on the park and we will be giving it everything we can over the season to do that. Mark Durnan opens the scoring for Dundee United in a 4-2 victory at Kilmarnock But we are not silly enough not to realise how difficult the task ahead is. We are prepared for that and we are looking forward to it.McKinnon, who enjoyed two spells as a player at Tannadice between 1988-92 and 1995-98, admits he may have to change the mind set of the players following such a miserable campaign where they spent almost the entire time at the foot of the table.They have had a really poor season and we need to bounce back from that, he said.The first thing I will do is create an atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work and we can get out there on the training field and try and build momentum in a squad which the ffans can be really proud of next season, one hopefully strong enough to put us in contention for the title next season.dddddddddddd Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson (right) with former boss Mixu Paatelainen And despite chairman Stephen Thompson revealing eight players would be leaving in the summer, with others told they could depart if they found other clubs, McKinnon is hopeful he will be allowed to speak to some earmarked for departure should he believe they would prove an asset in the Championship next season.That was more the fact the players were out of contract and there was no funds available at that moment, he added.I think thats what was mentioned. I dont think he [Thompson] was in there effectively sacking people. I understand where he was and its up to me now to take the reins and source players who are good enough for Dundee United to take us back up next year. Blair Spittal, one of only four United players guaranteed to stay next season But if I want to keep any of those players I can go and speak to them - thats part and parcel of football. At the end of the season they are out of contract and they have decisions to make for themselves.This is a big club, with big potential, but we are realistic to know there will be cost-cutting measures in place and I will be working within a budget that I feel I can work with.This was all discussed in the meetings I had prior to taking the job. I am obviously here now and Im comfortable with whats in place and looking forward to the season. Also See: Dundee Utd fixtures Dundee Utd stats Scottish Prem table ' ' '