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Ferrari considered Vettel-Leclerc swap

errari have explained why they pitted Sebastian Vettel first and not Charles Leclerc in the strategy that changed the destination of the Singapore GP victory. Team boss Mattia Binotto has also revealed they did consider swapping their drivers positions back after the 'undercut' which Vettel benefitted from was "more powerful than expected". Vettel jumped his race-leading team-mate and second-placed Lewis Hamilton when he was brought in on lap 19 for fresh tyres after a cat-and-mouse opening stint among the front runners. Leclerc pitted a lap later, while Mercedes extended Hamilton's stint to no avail, with Vettel benefitting from the earlier advantage of new tyres to jump both...
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