Charles Leclerc figured out Mercedes through his battle with Lewis Hamilton says the team's motorsport strategy director James Vowles. The Ferrari driver fended off the attack of Lewis Hamilton at Monza after both had made their pit stops, while in the later stages he had to contend with Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes were unable to find a way to past Leclerc as he went on to make it back-to-back wins for himself, and Vowles believes that the 21-year-old's battle with Hamilton meant he knew 'where we were weak' by the time Bottas was in a position to challenge. 'By the time Valtteri caught up to the back of Leclerc, he had already been used to it,' Vowles said in Mercedes'...
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