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Charles Leclerc unconcerned by lack of long run practice

Charles Leclerc says he is unconcerned by a lack of long run data after another reliability issue compromised his Chinese Grand Prix build-up. Leclerc dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend but his Ferrari SF90 lost a cylinder during the closing stages, which was eventually traced to a never-before-seen short circuit within an injection system control unit. Ferrari thus cleared Leclerc’s engine for use in China but he was brought into the garage with half an hour remaining in the second practice session to allow for a cooling system check. Ferrari stressed it was “no big concern” and that it had parked his SF90 as a precaution, but it nonetheless left the youngster...
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