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Leclerc blames 'unacceptable' tarmac for early exit

Charles Leclerc looked to be heading to the lead of the German Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, until he ran wide in the final corner in tricky wet conditions. The Ferrari aqua-planed off onto a section of low-grip asphalt used for drag racing events at the Hockenheim circuit, and Leclerc was unable to prevent the car from going into the outside tyre wall. "The tarmac in the last two corners, it's just unacceptable we have that on a Formula 1 track when it's wet," he complained after crashing out on lap 28. Verstappen victorious after wild, wet and wacky German GP! "We can't have so much low grip," he continued, adding that he had been far from along in hitting trouble...
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