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Leclerc reveals technical issues after his suboptimal sprint qualifying result

Charles Leclerc endured a frustrating Sprint Qualifying session in Shanghai, with the Ferrari driver left ruing an unexpected loss of power on his final flying lap that cost him valuable time on the long back straight. After showing strong pace earlier in the session—setting the third-fastest time in SQ2—Leclerc ultimately slipped to sixth in the decisive SQ3 phase. Reflecting on the setback, Leclerc did not hide his disappointment. “First the toggle, then unfortunately when I had a good lap, I lost half a second in the back straight for whatever reason – on the second lap in SQ3,” he explained. “We’ll analyse that and try to understand what’s gone wrong.” Ferrari had...
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