Lewis Hamilton says Charles Leclerc will come back stronger from the late engine failure which cruelly denied him a maiden win at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama. Leclerc, 21, was on course to become Formula 1’s third-youngest winner following a brilliant drive for Ferrari, but with 11 laps remaining of a dramatic race – one which also saw Sebastian Vettel spin out of contention – a mechanical failure struck Leclerc’s car, costing him a crucial 30mph in straight-line speed. The young Monegasque was a sitting duck as Hamilton sailed by to go on to claim his 74th career win and the first of his championship defence. Valterri Bottas also made his way past Leclerc to seal an unlikely...
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