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Ferrari explains decision not to pit Leclerc for fastest lap bid

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto has explained the decision not to bring Charles Leclerc in for a late pit stop in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix to try and pick up an extra point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Despite a promising showing in pre-season testing, Ferrari failed to contend for victory in the Melbourne season-opener as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished fourth and fifth respectively, almost a minute behind race winner Valtteri Bottas. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Running fifth, Leclerc entered the closing stages of the race far enough ahead of Haas' Kevin Magnussen in P6 that he could have made a pit stop without losing a position, giving him the...
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