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Leclerc missed fan passion in Austria

Charles Leclerc labelled the Formula 1 season opener in Austria as "very strange" after the event ran behind closed doors and without fans for the first time in its history. In recent years, since the arrival of owners Liberty Media in particular, F1 has done its best to make the fans a central part of the sport. Article continues under video While the racing at the Red Bull Ring lived up to expectations, the sight of empty grandstands and fields where the massed ranks of Max Verstappen's 'orange army' would normally congregate was bizarre. Reflecting on the unusual circumstances after finishing runner-up to Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari driver Leclerc said: "It’s...
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