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Leclerc thought he'd reclaim Baku lead from Piastri

Charles Leclerc says he misjudged how the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was going to play out and thought he would be able to re-pass Oscar Piastri to beat the McLaren after being overtaken. Piastri had dropped nearly six seconds adrift of Leclerc prior to the pit stops in Baku, but closed up on the out lap on hard tires and quickly pulled off a clinical move into Turn 1 to take the lead. Leclerc says he could see Piastri might try to overtake on that occasion but that he wasn’t overly worried, believing the race would come back towards him later on.
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