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Ericsson asked to 'sacrifice' race for Leclerc

Marcus Ericsson, who was dropped by Sauber in favour of Antonio Giovinazzi, and expected to continue with the Swiss team as third driver and 'brand ambassador', today revealed that he is heading instead to IndyCar. Meanwhile it has been revealed that during last Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix he was called on to sacrifice his race for the sake of teammate Charles Leclerc. The Swede says he was asked to prolong his opening stint on hypersofts in order to benefit his teammate who was running ahead. While the Monegasque stopped for supersofts on lap 13, the Swede was left out until lap before changing in order that he might hold-off those drivers Leclerc was battling for position with. The extra...
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