Charles Leclerc has explained his reasoning for choosing to ignore the team orders given to him by Ferrari management during the Bahrain Grand Prix, saying he had more information in the car than the engineers in the garage. Before Leclerc had even driven a proper race for Ferrari, team principal Mattia Binotto revealed that the team would favour team-mate Sebastian Vettel in ‘50-50’ situations. This happened continuously in the first batch of races in the 2019 season, but the Monegasque driver refused in Bahrain. Article continues under video Leclerc took pole in the race only to suffer from a poor start off the line. He was subsequently told to stay behind Vettel for two laps, but he...
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