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Hamilton questions Ferrari's risk taking

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes wouldn't take the risk that Ferrari have taken this season, the latest of which cost Charles Leclerc a place in qualifying. Despite Leclerc being outside the top ten in Q1, Ferrari opted not to send him out for a final late run. And they did so well aware that other quick drivers, most notably Sebastian Vettel, were behind him on the timesheets and looking to progress. Vettel put in a 1:11.434 to top Q1, his time pushing Leclerc down into 16th place and out of qualifying. Hamilton says that is all about 'preparation.' The pole sitter added: 'It's really a formality. We sit down and we talk a lot the plan – even until going into Q3, we were talking about...
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