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Ferrari denies taking gamble with Leclerc gearbox

May 24 Mattia Binotto has denied Ferrari took too great a risk by not changing Charles Leclerc's gearbox after his post-pole Monaco crash. On the way to the grid on Sunday, the local hero only got to turn 6 until he told his team over the radio that his gearbox had indeed suffered a problem. Only 24 hours earlier, team boss Binotto had said the Maranello outfit would prefer to take a five-place grid drop than even the slightest risk with gearbox damage. However, the gearbox was given the all-clear by engineers following an inspection – and Leclerc then ground to a halt long before the red lights went out. 'The problem didn't appear until turn 6,' Binotto explained to Sky Italia. 'We...
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