Complex sentence: The Minardi cars proved to be uncompetitive and unreliable with a total of nine retirements from sixteen rounds with only a sixth position in Monaco being any consolation for Alboreto.
Split into simpler sentences: The Minardi cars proved to be mostly uncompetitive and unreliable, with a total of nine retirements from sixteen rounds. Only a sixth position in Monaco was any consolation for Alboreto.