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Bianchi crash makes Japan GP 'difficult' - Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc says he is expecting a “very difficult” Japanese Grand Prix weekend as he prepares to compete at Suzuka, where mentor and friend Jules Bianchi suffered his ultimately fatal crash. The Leclerc and Bianchi families hold a close friendship and the latter acted as a mentor to his younger friend through his nascent steps in motorsport. Bianchi crashed into a recovery vehicle during the rain-affected 2014 Japanese Grand Prix and sustained a head injury from which he never recovered, passing away the following July. This year marks Leclerc’s first time at Suzuka – having never competed at the venue – and on Wednesday he took some time off to visit the...
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