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Binotto admits FIA forced Ferrari to pit Leclerc
Ferrari principal Mattia Binotto confirmed that the FIA did force the team to pit Charles Leclerc who had a damaged front wing in Japan. The Monegasque driver made contact with Max Verstappen on the opening lap, causing damage to Leclerc's front wing endplate, while Verstappen was sent into a spin before retiring later in the race. Leclerc was given a five-second time penalty for causing the collision, but was also handed a ten-second time penalty on top of that for not pitting to change the wing until Lap 4. Ferrari were also fined 25,000 for not bringing Leclerc in swiftly enough for the FIA's liking after they had made the order, and Binotto confirmed that his team had been told by the...
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