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Charles Leclerc wasn't informed of Sebastian Vettel's time penalty

Charles Leclerc has revealed that he was not informed about Sebastian Vettel’s five-second time penalty until after the Canadian Grand Prix. Leclerc held a lonely third for most of the 70-lap encounter but gradually reeled in the leaders through the closing stages, having made his sole stop comparatively late. Leader Vettel sustained a five-second time penalty after he was judged to have re-joined the track unsafely and forced Lewis Hamilton to take evasive action in the wake of going wide at Turn 4. Leclerc crossed the line and, time adjusted, was classified just a second behind Vettel. But he revealed that his late surge in pace was not down to trying to overhaul Vettel. “I...
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