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Boss 'not surprised' by Leclerc's pace

Mar.8 Mattia Binotto says Ferrari is "not surprised" about the testing performance of team newcomer Charles Leclerc. In winter testing, most agreed that 21-year-old Leclerc, who replaces Kimi Raikkonen, looked a match for Sebastian Vettel. "We are not surprised with what we saw from him," new team boss Binotto said. However, he has said that Vettel will have "priority" over four time world champion Vettel in 2019. "Charles is certainly very fast," said Binotto. "But Barcelona was all about getting to know the new car, and about the close contact between the drivers and engineers. "A real comparison with Sebastian was not possible and not...
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