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Leclerc ‘not angry' about Verstappen tear-off incident

Sep.2 Charles Leclerc thinks Formula 1 needs to re-think the way drivers simply throw unwanted helmet visor strips out of the cockpit during grands prix. The Ferrari driver had to stop for an unscheduled pitstop at Spa-Francorchamps last Sunday after a plastic tear-off thrown out of the cockpit by championship rival Max Verstappen got stuck in his Ferrari's brake duct. 'You're always scared that it happens, especially when you're in the pack because at a track like Spa, you are taking them off very quickly,' Max said. 'It is your worst nightmare that these things happen but yeah, unfortunately they do happen.' When asked about it at Zandvoort, Leclerc made clear that he is 'of course not...
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