Charles Leclerc Furious After Ferrari Overrules Call Before Crash

12 months ago

Charles Leclerc Furious After Ferrari Overrules Call Before Crash

Running fifth at Zandvoort, Leclerc urged Ferrari not to react to Kimi Antonelli’s lap-40 pit stop: “Yeah, let’s stay out. Let’s try.” The team overruled him, boxing immediately. Rejoining ahead, Leclerc was hit by Antonelli, ending his race. “I think that was unnecessary,” he said. Besides, Leclerc, Hamilton also DNFed his race, ending Ferrari's week without points.

By Tanish Chachra

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