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Leclerc still trusts Vettel after Russian GP team orders mess

Charles Leclerc insists the trust he has with Ferrari Formula 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel remains intact despite confusion over a pre-race agreement in the Russian Grand Prix. Leclerc did not fight a fast-starting Vettel on the long drag down to Turn 2, instead allowing him to move into the lead of the race by sticking to the left-hand side of the circuit, handing Vettel the benefit of a slipstream. The move proved controversial when Vettel ignored initial instructions to hand the place back to Leclerc, with the German concerned by the diminishing gap to the chasing Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in third. Ferrari ultimately put Leclerc onto the optimum strategy, enabling him to leapfrog...
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