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Ferrari considered giving Leclerc Singapore win

Sebastian Vettel heads Charles Leclerc Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has revealed that his team considered asking Sebastian Vettel to allow Charles Leclerc through in Singapore for his third Formula 1 victory. Vettel headed a Ferrari one-two in Singapore ahead of Leclerc, who qualified on pole position and led until he was called into pit lane on Lap 20, a lap later than Vettel had been. That proved to be critical in determining the outcome of the race as Leclerc emerged behind his team-mate, who had started and pitted from third, and followed him for the remaining 41 laps. Leclerc had set a slow pace for much of those first 20 laps in order to conserve his soft tyres, but that backed the...
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