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Vettel "not surprised" Leclerc passed him despite team orders
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he "wasn't surprised" his team-mate Charles Leclerc passed him in Bahrain despite team orders telling him to hold position behind the German driver. Ferrari driver Leclerc was told to wait two laps before overtaking Vettel, but he overtook his colleague less than a lap later. The four-time world champion insisted he hadn't seen the video showing the radio communication between Leclerc and his engineer. Either way, Vettel admitted he wasn't surprised by his team-mate's choice to pass him. "I think it was quite clear that he was quite a lot faster at that point," Vettel said. "I could have passed him back on the next straight...
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