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Leclerc ignored team orders in Bahrain

Just two weeks after being told to hold station behind his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, in Australia, Charles Leclerc chose to ignore the orders given to him during Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. As Vettel struggled on his mediums in the closing stages of the Melbourne race, Leclerc was closing at a rapid rate of knots, clearly faster than the German. 'Should I stay behind Sebastian, yes or no?' asked the youngster. 'Yes, and back off to have some margin,' came the reply. 'OK,' agreed Leclerc. 'When Seb pitted, and put the medium tyres on, he didn't have the grip he was expecting,' explained Binotto at the time. He was attacked by Verstappen, having been in the position to hold his position...
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