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Leclerc rues tyre strategy misstep that cost Bahrain pole
©Ferrari Phillip van Osten
01/03/2024 at 17:5701/03/2024 at 18:28 Charles Leclerc finished runner-up to poleman Max Verstappen in Friday’s Bahrain GP qualifying, but the Ferrari charger rued a strategic decision by his team that he believes ultimately cost him a shot at pole position in Q3. Leclerc concluded the evening shootout 0.228s adrift from Verstappen and just 0.078s ahead of Mercedes George Russell. However, the Monegasque - a two-time polesitter in Bahrain - actually set the quickest lap of the session when he hammered in a 1m29.165s in Q2. But he was unable to replicate that performance when it counted most in the final segment of qualifying. The key factor was a strategic...
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