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Leclerc ‘surprised' as McLaren unleash extra pace

Charles Leclerc said he was 'surprised' by how competitive McLaren turned out to be in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2021 season-opener proved a very welcome sight for the fact that the midfield runners have clearly taken a step towards Mercedes and Red Bull at the front. In qualifying Ferrari and AlphaTauri were squabbling for P4 and a place on row two, which ultimately was snatched by Leclerc for Ferrari. But in the race it was McLaren and Lando Norris who found a new level of performance with the Briton crossing the line P4, 12.5 seconds ahead of Leclerc. During Free Practice 2 Leclerc had seen that McLaren were carrying some solid race pace, but he was not expecting them to be so strong....
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