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in the hope that more pit stop strategy could shake up an event where Saturday qualifying — and the resulting grid position — is often more important than race day.“I guess it can go both ways,” champion Max Verstappen said Thursday. “It can be quite straightforward, or it can go completely crazy because of safety cars coming into play or not making the right calls. I think it will spice it up probably a bit more.”

The change is designed to stop a repeat of last year, when a first-lap crash brought out the red flag, allowing everyone to make their one mandatory tire change.With overtaking all but impossible on the twisty Monaco streets, the rest of the race was. Home driver Charles Leclerc took the win for Ferrari and all of the top 10 finished in grid order.

How Sunday’s race shakes out could depend on whether teams get creative with their strategies.“Normally, with one stop, once you have a good pit stop and everything is fine, then you drive to the end and just stay focused and not hit the barrier,” Verstappen said. “But maybe with a two-stop it can create something different, people gambling, guessing when the right time is to box.”

Leclerc’s win last year in Monaco followed

at his home race. Friday’s first practice session had a similar pattern in miniature as Leclerc recovered from an early crash to set the fastest time.“If it feels like they made the best “Wicked” movie money could buy — well, it’s because they kinda did.” The film won two Oscars, for costume and production design.

— And, finally, a gem which got a little lost in the mix, “Sing Sing” arrives on Max on Friday. This inspired-by-real-life film about inmates who find a creative outlet through acting and performance earned three Oscar nominations: For Colman Domingo’s lead role, for the adapted screenplay, and for best original song, but don’t let its 0/3 wins detract you from a watch. “It’s a cinematic high-five to all arts programs behind bars and, in particular, the power of theater,” AP’s“The movie’s most affecting scenes are the ones that follow the inmates doing the craft — tender auditions, reciting their lines while doing chores and working on their characters. Watching them giddy backstage in costume before a show is all of us.”

— At the end of last year, the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated multi-hyphenateto hit producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. Music is their shared language, and on Friday, the couple will release a joint album, “I Said I Love Your First.” Haters of romance, turn away. This is a celebration of their affection, but not without introspection. That’s evident in the acoustic ballad “Scared of Loving You,” and the pop rock single “Call Me When You Break Up,” featuring