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Gasly explains Leclerc ‘mistake' in Styria collision

Pierre Gasly has expanded on the first-lap incident with Charles Leclerc that ended his Styrian Grand Prix, saying the Ferrari driver made a misjudgement. The two friends and rivals had qualified sixth and seventh at the Red Bull Ring, Gasly just ahead, and made contact after Turn 1 when Leclerc’s front wing clipped the left rear tyre of the AlphaTauri. The resulting puncture caused Gasly to slow considerably and drop into the pack on the approach to Turn 3, where he was hit by Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo. The damage caused Gasly to retire from the race – only the second time he has failed to score points in eight grands prix so far this season – but the stewards deemed it a...
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