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Leclerc reassured Ferrari that 'it's under control'

Charles Leclerc may be one of the youngest drivers on the Formula 1 grid this season, but when it came to qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix it was the 21-year-old who oozed cool, calm confidence. "He's massively motived," Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto told Sky Sports F1. "I knew before the qualie that he should be careful, no mistakes - I just told him, don't overdrive. "He said, 'No, Mattia, stay calm, it's under control!' And he's showing that he's under control and very fast." With everyone trying to exploit the slipstream advantage for their flying laps down Spa's famous superlong high-speed straights, it was Leclerc who made the decision to simply...
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