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Cylinder issue caused Leclerc heartache

Though the team needs to carry out a full investigation, Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto, says it was a cylinder issue that cost Charles Leclerc an almost certain win in Bahrain, and not an MGU-H failure as was originally suspected. Following the second round of stops, the Monegasque had a 10s lead over second-place Lewis Hamilton, who had previously seen off Sebastian Vettel, however with around a dozen laps remaining the youngster reported an issue which was costing him straight-line speed, leading to the suggestions that it was an MGU-H failure. As the youngster tried to best manage his car, he was easy prey for first Hamilton and then Bottas, and it was only the intervention of the...
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