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Leclerc's trust in Vettel 'still here' despite Sochi defiance

Charles Leclerc says he still holds trust in Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel after the latter's defiance of team orders in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. A pre-race agreement between Leclerc and Vettel called for the latter to slipstream past Sochi's poleman after the start to allow the Ferrari duo to build its advantage over its Mercedes rivals before Vettel would give back the leading position to Leclerc. The first part of the plan worked to perfection, with the German blasting off the grid, outpacing Lewis Hamilton into the first corner and slipstreaming past his teammate thereafter. However, when the call came from the Ferrari pitwall telling Vettel to cede back the position, the...
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